i6 天
I captained Concorde's last flight - I'm excited for the return of supersonic
Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...
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One-on-one with Concorde Chief Pilot following Boom XB-1 triumph
After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA's ...
Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
This 34-minute flight, the culmination of 11 previous subsonic ones, took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
AviationPros5 天
Fargo Jet Center Enhances Pilatus PC-12 with Avionics & Performance Upgrades
Fargo Jet Center (FJC) is proud to announce the successful completion of an advanced avionics and performance upgrade for a ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...
Comparing The 2 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Engines
The Boeing 787 comes with both GE and Rolls-Royce engine options, although GE's engines have become more popular in recent ...
The Columbian6 天
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The company has said the engine it’s developing ... 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 ...
MIT Technology Review3 天
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...