Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
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Supersonic commercial flights will return in 2025 for the first time since the Concorde
This speed generates shock waves that create a loud “sonic boom,” powerful enough to startle ... Noise restrictions also limit flight routes to areas over water, further complicating viability.
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From earthquakes, road construction, collisions and sonic booms Lynn Canal residents weigh in on Monday’s jolt
The Alaska Earthquake Center reported a magnitude 3 earthquake about 3:20 p.m. Monday about two miles south of Haines.
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Boom succeeds with first attempts at breaking sound barrier
Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its ...