This achievement marks a significant step towards the development of Boom's Overture, a commercial supersonic aircraft designed to carry passengers at twice the speed of current subsonic airliners.
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ever since the Concorde retired in 2003 after only 27 years of flying, supersonic commercial flights ... about its deafening sonic boom and its high fuel consumption.
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The ...
The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...
It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial ... from forceful sonic booms, which can rattle buildings on land. NASA is looking at developing a craft with a softer boom, and Boeing is ...
The commercial Overture airliners will be able to carry 64 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7, about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners, meaning a flight could cross the Atlantic in just about 3 ...