Today’s Top Pick is a 1980 Mooney M20K 305 Rocket. Efficiency is often the polite industry term for “modest speed,” but in ...

Hermeus' remotely piloted high-speed aircraft, Quarterhorse, flew for the first time on May 21. (Hermeus) Hermeus, a venture capital-backed firm building high-speed aircraft, flew its Quarterhorse ...

The intriguing question of whether a plane can outrun Earth’s rotation has been a topic of recent aviation discussions. This concept, which involves a complex interplay between aircraft velocities and ...

Pilots sometimes need to operate at slow speeds—during tight turns and landings, for instance—and good low-speed handling is the hallmark of a great fighter jet. People tend to associate raw speed ...

Military aviation has always advanced through moments of disruption, when a new aircraft arrives that changes the rules ...

Venus Aerospace just took one giant leap toward hypersonic travel. The Houston-based startup successfully completed the first U.S. flight test of an exotic new type of engine, capable of enabling ...

The days of fighter jets outrunning ground defenses are long since past, and new aerial innovations are focused on stealth and sensor technology. But raw speed still has a place. Supersonic flight, ...

Private jets are seen as symbols of wealth — the kind of indulgence reserved for celebrities or CEOs looking to avoid the horrors of airport security. While luxury is part of the appeal, it's the time ...