Hypersonic aircraft promise to compress distance and time in ways that make even the fastest supersonic jets look dated, yet ...

Hypersonic fight start-up Hermeus is advancing production of its first supersonic-capable aircraft. The company has released images of the Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype progressing through assembly, ...

Aviation is a continually evolving industry. However, the last significant increase in the speed of air travel for the typical consumer was in the 1960s, when propeller aircraft made way for jets.

The list of the most supersonic airplanes in the world, reaching several times the speed of sound, a barrier that once was a ...

Beijing-based Space Transportation, also known as Lingkong Tianxing Technology, recently revealed not one but two hypersonic aircraft: The Yunxing commercial passenger jet and the Cuantianhou (“Flying ...

The race to bring hypersonic flight into the real world just took a leap forward with Venus Aerospace's successful test of a revolutionary engine. The Houston-based startup has developed a compact ...

Hypersonic start-up Hermeus has completed ground testing of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 vehicle and is preparing to launch a flight test campaign for the subsonic jet. The Atlanta-based firm on 17 December ...

The study of hypersonic inlet aerodynamics and flow dynamics encompasses a diverse field where extreme speeds, intense thermal loads and complex shock–boundary layer interactions coalesce to define ...