Last week’s flight took place at Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) in California—where the Bell X-1 broke the sound barrier ...

Breaking the Sound Barrier,has been selected. I’d be envious if it didn’t appear unseemly. Let’s just say I’m in awe. Read this collection and revel in the truth-telling. Be outraged by ...

Yeager climbed into a Bell X-1 rocket plane and became the first human being to break the sound barrier in level flight. And ...

When Yeager broke the sound barrier, he rewrote the history of aviation and aerospace; his "pioneering and innovative spirit advanced America's abilities in the sky and set our nation's dreams ...

Free-fall through the sound barrier. In a computer animation, it looks straightforward enough. But the reality is no-one knows if this is even possible. Art Thompson:We're putting Felix into a ...

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. An F/A-18F Super Hornet ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 hits a new speed milestone of 629 mph, bringing it closer to breaking the sound barrier—setting the ...

NNA – Israeli enemy warplanes on Wednesday breached the sound barrier in two separate incidents over the Chouf region and several other areas of Lebanon.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft has achieved its fastest speeds yet, blasting towards its goal of surpassing the speed of ...

And I had Lieutenant Connor O’Donnell to thank for getting me back on the ground safe and sound. O’Donnell has been flying for the Navy for 10 years and is a Naval Academy graduate.

Written with all of the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have come to expect from Amy Goodman’s reportage, Breaking the Sound Barrier is, in Arianna Huffington’s words ...