NASA noted in December that it was now running afterburner engine tests, which gives an aircraft the thrust it needs to reach supersonic speeds of over some 767 mph. The X-59 aircraft will zoom at ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful ... an engine component that generates additional thrust—to maximum. A third test, throttle snaps, involved moving ...

Residents on the western side of the Des Moines metro may have heard a prolonged and loud noise flying overhead on Tuesday ...

With the U.S. Air Force’s new crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet, designated the F-47, speculation has surged about ...

Modern rockets such as the NASA Artemis—with a mission to ... something that could propel small spacecraft or aircraft. “Scaling up thrust is where our computational models will play a big ...

This provides additional thrust to allow the aircraft to fly faster than sound, according to NASA. Most military supersonic aircraft are equipped with an afterburner, which injects additional fuel ...