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Whitcomb, whose understanding of the way air flows around an aircraft as it approaches the sound barrier revolutionised the way jets are shaped, allowing them to fly faster on less fuel, has died of pneumonia in Virginia in the United States...Whitcomb...
Tags: Richard Whitcomb, supercritical wing, Evanston, Area rule, Richard T. Whitcomb, Aircraft, Aerodynamics, Supersonic, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Supercritical airfoil, Wingtip device
Supersonic Aerospace International, LLC has contracted with Lockheed Martin's "Skunkworks" division to design and produce the new "QSST" (Quiet Super Sonic Transport) which is scheduled to fly in 2012 with F.A.A. Certification and delivery available by...
Tags: QSST, Concorde, Supersonic Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Supersonic
The current record holder and first man to drive a supersonic vehicle, Andy Green is all set to break his own record by driving yet again the fastest vehicle of all time. The former world record holder and designer of the supersonic vehicle, Richard Noble...
Tags: Bloodhound SSC, Fastest vehicle, Andy Greene, Richard Noble, Supersonic, NPL
AFP Supersonic and beyond: A model of a vehicle called the Bloodhound Super Sonic car. A British team launched an attempt on Thursday to set a new land speed record with a rocket-powered car that could reach 1,600 kmph. The Bloodhound Project is led by...
Tags: supersonic, speed record, land speed, rocket car, 000mph car, Bloodhound SSC, world land