Home›Supersonic and Experimental Aircraft›Country of Origin›United StatesBrowse ByUnited StatesFactsUnited StatesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1947 1United StatesFilter Results61 entriesVehicle TypeAllCrewed Spacecraft (5)Experimental Jet Research Aircraft (10)Fixed-Wing Aircraft (21)High-Speed Military Prototypes and Reconnaissance Aircraft (9)Rocket-Powered and Hypersonic Research Aircraft (5)Spacecraft (5)Supersonic Airliners (2)Vertical Takeoff and Landing Research Aircraft (9)ManufacturerAllBell Aircraft Corporation (4)Bell Textron (2)Boeing Defense, Space & Security (1)Convair (6)Douglas Aircraft Company (2)Grumman (4)Hughes Helicopters (1)Lockheed Corporation (9)Martin Marietta (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)North American Aviation (2)Northrop (10)Rockwell International (3)Stellantis North America (1)The Boeing Company (13)MakeAllBell Aircraft Corporation (4)Bell Helicopter (2)Boeing (14)Chrysler (1)Convair (6)Douglas Aircraft Company (2)Grumman (4)Hughes Helicopters (1)Lockheed Corporation (9)McDonnell Douglas (1)North American Aviation (2)Northrop Corporation (10)Rockwell International (3)YearAll1940 (1)1943 (1)1947 (4)1948 (2)1952 (2)1953 (3)1954 (1)1955 (2)1956 (1)1959 (2)1962 (1)1963 (4)1964 (2)1966 (4)1969 (1)1970 (1)1977 (3)1979 (1)1982 (1)1984 (1)1986 (1)1990 (1)1996 (1)1997 (1)1998 (1)2000 (1)2002 (1)2003 (1)2004 (1)2007 (1)2011 (1)2012 (1)Body StyleAllAircraft (no road body style) (41)PropulsionAllHydrogen (2)Jet (1)Piston engine (2)Rocket (1)Engine ClassAllJet (28)Piston (4)Ramjet (1)Rocket (3)Scramjet (1)Turboprop (1)Turboshaft (1)StatusAllAbandoned (1)Cancelled (11)Design only (never built) (6)Destroyed (4)In service (1)One-off concept (1)Out of production (1)Scrapped (1)Surviving (13)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Northrop N-102 FangUnited StatesNorthrop N-1MUnited StatesNorthrop T-38 TalonUnited StatesNorthrop Tacit BlueUnited StatesNorthrop X-21United StatesNorthrop XP-56 Black BulletUnited StatesNorthrop YB-49United StatesNorthrop YF-23United StatesRockwell HiMATUnited StatesRockwell X-30United StatesRockwell XFV-12United StatesShowing 51 to 61 of 61, page 2 of 2.← Previous12Sources1. Wikipedia: Sound barriertier 2WikipediaSound barrier, lead section, Yeager 1947 sentenceQuote, Sound barrier, lead section, Yeager 1947 sentenceIn 1947, American test pilot Chuck Yeager demonstrated that safe flight at the speed of sound was achievable in purpose-designed aircraft, thereby breaking the barrier.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.