Supersonic

Breakfast in New York, dinner in Tel Aviv: NASA's new supersonic jet passes first test flight

Two decades after Concorde was grounded, NASA's X-59 makes history with a quieter approach to supersonic flight.

|ByREUTERS, ANNA AHRONHEIM
On its first flight, NASA's experimental quiet supersonic X-59 Quesst aircraft takes off from Runway 7 at Palmdale USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, U.S. October 28, 2025
The experimental jet pushes speed limits

Boom! A fast and loud breakthrough: A supersonic jet breaks the sound barrier

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, paving the way for faster commercial flights if future tests succeed.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Lands on March 22, 2024.

XB-1 prototype breaks sound barrier paving the way for commercial supersonic flights comeback

The XB-1, piloted by chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, reached an altitude of 34,000 feet before accelerating to supersonic speeds.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Yunxing.

'Cloud Rider': China tests supersonic plane flying Beijing to New York in under two hours

One of the core innovations of the Yunxing's design is the attachment of wide wings on top of the fuselage like a cloak.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Supersonic Russian bomber likely destroyed in drone attack - UK

Highly advanced weapons, especially those with supersonic capabilities are a major part of Moscow's war effort, Ukraine might have successfully destroyed a plane of this variety.

AUGUST 22, 2023ByREUTERS
a Russian strategic bomber during a routine flight over international waters in the Arctic, August 14, 2023