Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
During takeoff and landing, Concorde flew at a steep angle, with its front end tilted skyward and its tail pointing down. If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the ...
While Concorde dealt with this by having a moveable droop nose, Boom’s augmented reality vision system enables excellent runway visibility for the pilots without that extra weight and complexity.
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre, and unlike Concorde’s droop nose, pilots will use an “augmented reality vision system” to see past its long nose for ...
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...