A Boeing F-15 is still quite fast, but not nearly Mach 3, the company’s program manager said on Feb. 23, correcting a previous statement. “Mach 2.497 is what we can get out of the Eagle jet and that’s ...

Supersonic flight is edging back into the mainstream, but this time the race is not just about speed, it is about efficiency and emissions too. A new US UK effort to build a Mach 3 hybrid electric ...

Summary: Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II, boasting remarkable aerodynamic efficiency and powered by twin GE F110-GE-229 engines, initially claimed to reach speeds nearing Mach 3. However, Boeing program ...

Sustained Mach 3 flight forced the Blackbird program to rethink fuel entirely. At cruise, skin temperatures could exceed 650°F, engine inlets glowed with heat, and conventional jet fuel would ignite ...