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Today in aviation history: First flight of the Bell X-1

On January 19, 1946, the Bell X-1 flew for the first time, launching a research program that would lead to the world's first ...
AOL

Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...
Jalopnik

Experimental 'Quiet' Supersonic Prototype Achieves First Flight

Commercial supersonic travel just got one step closer to reality, as Lockheed Martin has just made its first successful flight with the X-59 prototype for NASA's Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) ...