Britain is forging ahead in aerospace innovation with a bold plan to develop a hypersonic vehicle, dubbed The Sabre, capable of flying at Mach 5 (around 4,000 mph). Led by the UK-based engineering ...

The Typhoon was crippled by its powerplant, the Napier Sabre engine. Notoriously unreliable, it was prone to sudden failure during takeoff and landing, catastrophic cylinder explosions mid-flight, and ...