Ever since the Concorde stopped flying, aviation buffs have dreamed of a civilian supersonic plane. Now there's been a successful test flight of one.

The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...

On this day in aviation history, January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 high-speed research aircraft, made its first flight. While ...

Let's get the answer out of the way about General Yeager flying Mach 2+. Yes, he did. In December 1953, he reached Mach 2.44. Although his fame is mostly due to breaking the sound barrier on October ...