If China can pull off large-scale production of such a plane, it would revolutionize international air travel as we know it.

In its first major update of the year, bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology, confirmed the jet was able to reproduce "transonic" speeds of Mach 0.95 or 575 knots. Mach 1 and above is when a ...

While any jet sustaining Mach 1 without its afterburner meets the definition of supercruise, the Raptor exceeds Mach 1.5 while supercruising. In fact, it can reach Mach 1.6 or 1.7 without ...