Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
This 34-minute flight, the culmination of 11 previous subsonic ones, took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
if we have faster airplanes, we don’t need as many.” The XB-1 test craft has been used to prove new technologies developed by ...
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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.
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
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 ... Concorde, the XB-1 and ...
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic ’s XB-1 aircraft climbed over 35,000 feet on Tuesday before accelerating to Mach 1.1 speed and breaking the ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
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 first ...
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London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
Boom Supersonic ... Part of Concorde’s noise profile was a direct result of the engines using afterburners to achieve supersonic flight. Overture will not use afterburners, which should ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The return of supersonic ... by Boom Supersonic. The XB-1 demonstrator on December 19, 2024, on one of its 12 successful test flights. - BOOM Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a ...