Throughout history, the field of aviation has seen an incredible amount of engineering achievements, evolving the aircraft ...

Discover why the SR-71 Blackbird’s incredible speed came with strict operational limits, despite its ability to outrun many ...

The Boeing 737 has been around since the 1960s and is now in its fourth generation, but as with other commercial jetliners it takes more than a single number to pin down the 737's top speed. When an ...

From the Wright Flyer's first flight in 1903 to 2026 and beyond, U.S.-designed aircraft have been setting and break flight records for over a century.

Not only did the X-59 increase its pace of flight testing, but it also hit a new top speed. During one of the week's flights, the aircraft reached Mach 1.53 (approximately 1,010 mph), its fastest ...

On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 proved the sound barrier was surmountable and ushered in an era of ...