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Transatlantic airplanes are flying at the ‘speed of sound’ right now. Here’s why
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoStrong jet streams across the Atlantic are seeing passenger airplanes knock more than an hour off...
American Airlines bets on faster-than-sound jet travel—but it won’t be ready until 2029
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAmerican Airlines has set its sights on cutting flight times in half, with a purchase of planes so...
Freak winds in Atlantic jet stream push commercial planes to supersonic speeds
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNear record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to...
How a Virgin Atlantic flight accidentally went faster than the speed of sound
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoExtremely strong winds high above the Atlantic pushed commercial flights close to record-breaking...
2 passenger planes surpassed 800 mph on recent flights with strong winds. That's over 200 mph faster...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA United Airlines Boeing 787.JanValls/Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty Images On Saturday, a Virgin...
Washington flights exceed 800 mph due to near-record winds over DC — arrive 45 minutes early
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOther air travelers also benefited from this powerful jet stream on Saturday and Sunday with...
Fighter jet breaking sound barrier caused 'blast' in Iran's Semnan province
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoThe cause of a large blast in Iran's Semnan province was determined as a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier on Monday, state media reported. Iranian state media had earlier said a large ...
Quiet Boom: Meet the NASA Test Pilot Who’ll Fly the Next Supersonic X-Plane
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoQ&A With a NASA Test Pilot for the New X-PlaneLockheed Martin NASA’s newest X-plane, the X-59, is on...
The fastest private jets in the world ranked by speed
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAside from riding on Virgin Galactic's commercial spacecraft, the Global 8000 is about the closest...
'We've got work to do': End is near in River Metals case but community remains vigilant
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 months agoResidents of Newport’s Clifton neighborhood long complained that explosions from the River Metals...