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 ...
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.
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: Civilian test aircraft reaches supersonic speed
The Boom XB-1 civil supersonic aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic is already planning ...
PBS8 年
Shock Treatment
Because of the thunderous sonic boom Concorde trailed behind it whenever ... much as a boat pushes water away. But when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound, those molecules can't get out ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight.
BGR22 天
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.