The American bomber was refueled on the ground with its engines still running, enabling it to quickly take off again.

While many know the decorated service history of the B-52 Stratofortress, its predecessor paved the way for stealthy, ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic released an incredible photo capturing the shock waves of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...

A ground-based NASA team used Schlieren photography to capture and visualize the shock waves created by XB-1's supersonic ...

In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier ...

Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

US aeronautics agency NASA managed to capture the Boom Supersonic XB-1 research aircraft as it broke the sound barrier during ...

After so long on US soil, the shift of B-1B bombers to an overseas base does mark a change in American military aviation ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo ... And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: [email protected]. Julian Dossett is a freelance writer living ...

You can get in touch with Ryan by emailing [email protected]. The United States recently sent its supersonic bombers to Japan, an American treaty ally in the Western Pacific Ocean, for a pit ...