‘Son of Concorde’ jet completes final supersonic test flight as work begins on the world’s fastest new airliner
SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom’s XB-1 jet, dubbed the ...
Why did Concorde stop flying?
US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...
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A whole lot of people can’t wait to land their plane on a friction-free runway
Landing and taking off in a small plane can be tricky. Doing it on ice, as 164 people did last Saturday, must be a lot ...
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Concord renters concerned about possible nix of rent stabilization ordinance
From legendary trash talk to playing left-handed just for fun, the stories about Larry Bird are almost too crazy to believe.
‘Boomless’ supersonic flights ‘just months away’ as US airlines rush to order jets that fly twice as fast as Boeing 747s
SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom’s XB-1 jet, dubbed the ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
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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Snowy weekend in store for Upper Great Lakes, Northeastern US
A strong storm is expected to bring moderate to heavy snowfall across parts of the Upper Great Lakes on Saturday before ...
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Revisiting supersonic glory at New York’s Concorde tour
For a time, this plane was also a Singapore Airlines Concorde – well ... By way of example, here’s a view from the Concorde cockpit to New York with the nose raised in supersonic ‘cruise’ position.
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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, ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
The company claims a trip from New York to Rome on Overture could ... flights principally over the water. The Concorde was also a very loud plane at takeoff, since it needed a lot of thrust ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier on Tuesday, Jan. 28, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a ...