Hermeus, a venture-backed defense aviation company, today announced it successfully flew its latest Quarterhorse aircraft, ...

Other than spacecraft, aircraft are the fastest vehicles, leaving cars and bikes for dust. We take a look at the ten fastest planes ever flown. Though some uncrewed aircraft (like the X-43) have flown ...

The rather short-lived Concorde has set the standard for speed when it comes to civilian aircraft. With a maximum cruise speed of Mach 2.04 (1,350 mph/2,179 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 feet (18,288 ...

Among the wildest sights in aviation is a high-performance aircraft taking off from a lake or the sea. The exciting ability to take off from water frees aeroplanes from needing a runway, airfield, or ...

The Dornier Do 335 was a fast, unconventional World War II fighter whose advanced design came too late, leaving it grounded before it ever saw combat.

Comparing the Boom Overture to Concorde and its commercial viability.

Most of us average Joes don't usually get to learn the names of people who own private jets, for various reasons. It seems, though, that the launch into service of the fastest civil aircraft since the ...

Military fighter jets are among the fastest aircraft in the history of aviation. But for some of these planes in the early 1990s, their incredible speed made them a target for enemy radar. One example ...