Aided by a quartet of Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde, the world's only commercially successful supersonic passenger plane, was capable of flying at speeds up to 1,354 mph (2,179 kph).

Humanity has always strived to go a lot faster than biology allows, and to meet that goal it developed all sorts of machines for air, land, and sea. But, because most things are not created equal, not ...

There have been no commercial supersonic flights since the Anglo-French Concorde retired from scheduled service more than 20 years ago. But the U.S. space agency NASA is testing an improved supersonic ...

Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...