Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

CONCORDE, Ohio (WOIO) - A Riverside Local Schools bus was involved in a crash Thursday in Concord due to the icy road conditions, according to Concord Fire. The incident involved a car and a ...

In 2000, an Air France Concorde jet hit a small piece of debris during takeoff, causing the tire to explode and sending fragments flying into the underside of the plane. Damage to flight control ...

In July 2000, a ruptured tire, shredded by a piece of metal lying on the runway during takeoff, caused a crash that killed 113 people and ultimately contributed to Concorde's retirement.

Air France is to pay the relatives of Concorde crash victims around £1 million for each person lost in last year's disaster, it emerged today. The £100 million settlement makes it the biggest ...

There were 57 instances of Concorde planes suffering burst or punctured tyres before last July's Air France crash, according to an interim report by accident investigators. Of these incidents ...

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

"Concorde proved you can fly a supersonic airplane ... first flew nearly 50 years ago but retired in 2003 after a deadly crash. Boom, a private company, will take Concorde's proven ideas and ...

A small prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, making it a possible successor to Concorde more than two decades after the iconic aircraft disappeared from our skies. The test flight might ...