From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once ...
Top 10: The fastest aircraft ever made ...
NASA’s X-59 aircraft completed its first flight over the Southern California desert, bringing us closer to traveling at the speed of sound without the explosive, thunder-like clap that comes with it.
The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at supersonic speeds. The Bell X-1 hangs today from the ceiling of the National Air ...