The Quiet Spike: How Gulfstream Tested Supersonic Private Jet Travel

The future of flying is undoubtedly supersonic, but there are many scientific, economic, and social barriers that today prevent supersonic aviation from becoming the norm. Humans have been capable of supersonic flight for the better part of a century, and supersonic passenger aircraft have been developed over the years. However, the vast majority of flying today is still done subsonically, with aircraft flying at conventional speeds right around the sound barrier.