From the moment Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, zipping from New York to Paris in less than three hours became every traveler’s dream. It’s a dream that shattered as ...

No matter which airline you’re flying, the experience of boarding a plane and taking off is practically the same for all passengers. This includes not only the things we know to expect (waiting for ...

Airplane passengers were blown away after learning that those ubiquitous "dings" on an airplane are actually a code crew members use to communicate with each other, among other things. It’s ...

Airliner toilets can be scary things. When they flush, they sound like they'd like to suck you in along with everything else. Frequent fliers can take heart, however, as scientists have created a ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — With noise as a central complaint by some residents who live in the neighborhoods that surround the Walter J. Koladza Airport, The Eagle took some sound measurements in outside ...

A JetBlue passenger reportedly tried to open an emergency exit after confusing a common aircraft sound for a mechanical failure. The event happened while the plane was still on the ground, and no one ...

On Physical Graffiti, the blockbuster double album released by Led Zeppelin in 1975, you hear the band in all its glory. While “Kashmir” (side 2, track 3) might be the most representative Zep track of ...

With Thanksgiving around the corner, here are the dos and don’ts of making your way through the airport and contributing to a peaceful flight. With AAA’s recent report that nearly 80 million Americans ...

Seven down. Three to go. Boom Supersonic—the developer of a 64-to-80-passenger commercial airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound—last week set speed and altitude records with its XB-1 test ...

Before the invention of radar during World War II, incoming enemy aircraft were spotted using "sound locators" that looked more like musical instruments than tools of war. This one was being used at ...