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 ...
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I captained Concorde's last flight - I'm excited for the return of supersonic
Twenty-one years later, the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 commercial supersonic jet made its maiden flight in December 1968, but it had ceased operation by the early 70s. Concorde came into being soon after.
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Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It?
An American civil aircraft ... Concorde was designed in the 1960s when it seemed like supersonic passenger transport was going to be the next big thing. Instead, the Boeing 747 entered commercial ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Just over two decades later, in 1969, the first supersonic commercial airliner, the Concorde, took its first flight. That aircraft regularly traveled at supersonic speeds until the last one was ...
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Commentary: Supersonic jets are making a comeback - but despite the hype, don’t expect to ...
Boom Supersonic plans ... its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service ...
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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 ...
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