Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
History Today: How the Concorde took to the skies on this day
January 21 is remembered as the day the first commercial Concorde flight took off from London and Paris Airports ...
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Anatomy of Concorde
If a conventional plane were in this position ... on the runway during takeoff, caused a crash that killed 113 people and ultimately contributed to Concorde's retirement. At takeoff, Concorde ...
'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to ...
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 ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
A deadly crash more than two decades ago hastened the jet's demise. On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed into a hotel and exploded shortly after takeoff in Paris, killing all 109 ...