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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The return of supersonic ... Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots’ view of the runway.
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Anatomy of Concorde
If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the pilots' view. But ... well if they took in air flowing at supersonic speeds. Concorde's ingeniously designed air intakes ...
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Plane completes first supersonic flight, breaks sound barrier
The return of supersonic ... Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots' view of the runway.
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 ...
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Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...
The Sun3d
‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. The milestone makes the XB-1 the first US-built civil jet to reach ...
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Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” referencing the supersonic plane that could fly from London to New York in under three hours before it was retired in 2003. The Concorde was ...
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Intrepid Museum’s legendary Concorde undergoes its first major paint job: photos
The British Airways Concorde is set to return to the Intrepid Museum this spring following a months-long restoration project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The legendary supersonic jet — which set ...
America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight in a California desert
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The return of supersonic travel has ... BOOM Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots’ view of the ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
(CNN) — The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved on January 28 when Boom Supersonic completed its ...