The desire to fly faster than ever has been the one overwhelming idea that has propelled human flight. Since the Wright Flyer ...

Larger engines do indeed increase drag, but are they worth it?

Hermeus' remotely piloted high-speed aircraft, Quarterhorse, flew for the first time on May 21. (Hermeus) Hermeus, a venture capital-backed firm building high-speed aircraft, flew its Quarterhorse ...

The Boeing 747 is one of the primary long-range wide-body airplanes flown throughout the world. These four-engine passenger planes can carry over 360 passengers and crew and were the first aircraft to ...

Boom Supersonic, a company working to develop passenger aircraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, announced that its planes will be able to fly at supersonic speeds without the ...

A closer look at the design choices that made the MD-11 a challenging aircraft to land.

PARIS, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bombardier is proud to announce that its flagship aircraft, the Global 7500, has set a new speed record on a mission departing from Pierre Elliott Trudeau ...