Supersonic
Historic Aviation Quiz: Concorde Edition
Concorde made its final passenger flight 19 years ago, but how well do you know this legendary Speedbird?
USAF contracts Exosonic to develop ‘Red Air’ supersonic UAV
Exosonic has been awarded a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract by the USAF to develop a low boom supersonic UAV demonstrator that could be used to support adversary air training operations
Supersonic sweet spot
United States-based start-up Exosonic aims to have a Mach 1.8-capab le airliner in service by the mid-2030s. As projects aiming for similar continue to fold, Paul E Eden discovered the passion driving this firm’s ambitious high-speed plans as it streaks towards to its goal
Going nowhere fast
Work on one of the most promising civil supersonic projects – Aerion’s AS2 – recently came to a premature end. David Willis explains where it all went wrong
The supersonic age?
Do the various supersonic commercial aircraft projects mean there is a new race in aviation? But how likely are the developers to succeed? Mark Broadbent explores the topic of truly high-speed flight and beyond
Leap Aerospace to connect the world faster
A new era of aerospace is appearing on the horizon under the term “LEAP”
Northrop Grumman wins contract for additional Coyotes
The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a production contract for 18 additional GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea-skimming target vehicles in a $55.4m deal, bringing the total orders to date up to 218 platforms
How the DC-8 was actually the first supersonic airliner
The 1960s were a golden period for aviation. Key.Aero recounts the time that the Douglas Aircraft Corporation set out to break the sound barrier in its DC-8, years before anyone else managed it
EXCLUSIVE: The X-59 - A Supersonic Return
In the seventh and final exclusive video, Key.Aero explores how the X-59 QueSST and NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstration could be the key to civil supersonic air travel making a viable comeback in the future.