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World’s largest plane carries hypersonic test vehicle into the air

The idea is to have Roc carry this into the sky and release it from the air, seeing it travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5 and at altitudes of 35,000 ft

The rise and demise of the world’s biggest plane

Airbus never even recouped the €25 billion development cost

NASA set to break sound barrier for first time without loud sonic boom

“That first supersonic flight was such a tremendous achievement, and now you look at how far we’ve come since then”

Supersonic jet startup Boom’s future is in doubt after every major jet-engine maker refuses to help

Boom Supersonic may be forced to make its own engine for its ultra-fast Overture jet

Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, 103, reunited with WWII fighter plane

He was brought to the vintage fighter & its engines were powered up so he could once again experience the sight & sound of his WWII "office"

Tempest fighter jet heralds a new dawn for the British defence industry

The Tempest program also involves Italy’s Leonardo & could offer technological leaps similar to that of the jet engine or Concorde

South Korea’s KF-21 homegrown advanced fighter just took to the air (video)

The latest milestone in the fast-paced KF-21 program saw the advanced jet fighter prototype make its first flight at Korea’s Sacheon Airport

Plane descends 20,000 ft in minutes in ‘terrifying’ landing at Glasgow Airport

The aircraft crew then issued a Squawk 7700 alert after a passenger took ill which told air traffic control that they needed to land immediately

BAE to work on the first new supersonic fighter jet in almost 40 years

UK announced on Monday that it is conducting “joint concept analysis” with Japan that could see the nation eventually joining the program

Emirates plane flies for 14 hours with hole in side

The incident occurred on flight EK430 on 1 July

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