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Take a journey into the future of aviation. Switchblade planes and sonic aircraft may soon be taking people around the world faster than ever.
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A Boston-based company plans to manufacture a supersonic business jet that will replace windows with video screens.
Aircraft that can alter their wing configurations in mid-flight have been in development since World War II. Now technology has finally caught up with the concept, and Northrop Grumman is in the process of building an unmanned shape-shifting plane: the Switchblade. Learn about variable-wing geometry.
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The Aeroscraft is a heavier-than-air vehicle currently in development for use in the near future. Learn how the Aeroscraft flies and what it will be able to do.
Need to go from New York City to Australia, but don't have a lot of time? Book a seat on board Boeing's new sonic cruiser!
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What is the future of supersonic flight? Learn more about the future of supersonic flight in this article.
This hybrid airship isn't exactly your great-grandfather's zeppelin.
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Dutch researchers are proposing banked, continuous runways to handle traffic more efficiently and take up less space.