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 ...
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. View on ...
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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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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.
'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
If successful, it could pave the way for the first US-built commercial supersonic jet to enter the market, reigniting the ...
Independently Developed Supersonic Jet Breaks Sound Barrier Over Mojave Desert
Colorado-based Boom Supersonic plans to build the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while ...
4 Unique Concorde Liveries & The Stories Behind Them
However, this does not mean that the two European flag carriers' liveries during Concorde's operational career were the only ...
Hong Kong aviation milestones, from Concorde, Dragonair vs Cathay to the first ever night flight
Revisit key moments in Hong Kong's evolution to becoming Asia's major global aviation hub, from Concorde's 1976 debut and ...