London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
Commentary: Supersonic jets are making a comeback - but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. University of Queensland's Chris James ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
There was the little-known Russian Tupolev-144 and Concorde ... Supersonic doesn’t plan to fly supersonically over land. Its plan is to fly over land at Mach 0.94, which it claims will allow 20% ...
Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier: Is supersonic travel the future?
American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during ...
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister, said: “I’ve been waiting over 20 years for the return of supersonic speeds, and XB-1’s historic flight is a major landmark ...
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‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister, said: “I’ve been waiting over 20 years for the return of supersonic speeds, and XB-1’s historic flight is a major landmark ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
BOOM It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...
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New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in ...