American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...

THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom ...

Since Concorde's retirement at the start of the century, supersonic flights fully disappeared from global air travel networks, with British Airways and Air France becoming the only two carriers to ...

The trend towards carrying more passengers at slower speeds and lower fares – which Boeing itself sparked with the 747 jumbo ...

THE XB-1 ‘Son of Concorde’ jet is expected to reach speeds faster than sound for roughly four minutes in an upcoming flight, ...

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Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s quest to break the sound barrier in News If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation.