-Engineered to "ride" its own shockwave for fuel efficiency, the massive bomber was a technological masterpiece. However, its development coincided with the dawn of the "missile age." -The rise of ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, which includes its manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles, The ...

Key Points and Summary - The North American XB-70 Valkyrie embodied a once-dominant creed: outrun defenses at Mach 3 and 70,000 feet. -The prototype proved the physics—compression-lift wingtips, ...

Virgin Galactic announced the initial design of a Mach 3 commercial aircraft, partnering with Rolls-Royce for engine propulsion technology. The proposed delta-wing aircraft aims to carry 9 to 19 ...

A Boeing F-15 is still quite fast, but not nearly Mach 3, the company’s program manager said on Feb. 23, correcting a previous statement. “Mach 2.497 is what we can get out of the Eagle jet and that’s ...

The XB-70A had one mission: to wage a nuclear war against Russia if the Cold War ever went truly hot: On display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...