During the 1950s, the United States Navy had been investing in its fleet of jet-powered carrier-based fighters, which allowed the United States to project power to pretty much any part of the world in ...
The American bomber was refueled on the ground with its engines still running, enabling it to quickly take off again.
"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...
With increasing scrutiny on the environmental consequences of flying, it is important to consider the effect of supersonic ...
While many know the decorated service history of the B-52 Stratofortress, its predecessor paved the way for stealthy, ...
A ground-based NASA team used Schlieren photography to capture and visualize the shock waves created by XB-1's supersonic ...
Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...
NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...
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 ...