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A first since Concorde, Mach 1 on a civil aircraft
Boom Supersonic has completed a test flight of a civil aircraft, breaking the sound barrier three times. The XB-1 prototype ...
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
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Pan Am Once Test Flew the Concorde and Hooned the Heck Out of It, Here's the Wild Story
The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde was an all-time great achievement in civil aviation. A luxurious, exclusive, and supremely capable supersonic transport airliner that promised to bring the future of ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
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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 to break the sound barrier.
What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft
Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...
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‘New Concorde’ breaks sound barrier during test flight, as owner 'plans commercial trips'
A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...