The most infamous Soviet-era fighters are arguably the Sukhoi Su-27 and the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 and MiG-25.

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Is the future of air travel supersonic again like the Concorde?

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Supersonic travel is moving closer to reality, after a successful test by a Texas startup that could one day fly passengers from New York to Paris in just 55 minutes.

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Supersonic aircraft tend to fly at high altitudes (Concorde flew at 60,000ft (18km) rather than the 40,000ft (12km) typical for most passenger jets) to take advantage of lower turbulence levels.

Space & Spaceflight NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed The X-59 is proving out the agency's quiet supersonic technology, and looking great in the process.