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 ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...
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Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
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Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It?
It's now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in 2003. It's the first step in Boom's ambitious goal to have supersonic ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
Concorde had a capacity of up to 128 passengers ... They plan to fly their X-59 supersonic aircraft over US cities and gauge responses from citizens. Quesst aims to use the geometry of the X ...
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I captained Concorde's last flight - I'm excited for the return of supersonic
A potential successor to Concorde made progress this week as US company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft broke the sound barrier on Tuesday – the first time a civilian plane has done ...
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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, ...