Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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.
Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk
Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk - The aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic is the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier ...
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Two dead after plane crash
The plane crashed less than two minutes after taking ... spiritually, physically’ 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time ...
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Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier ... before it was retired in 2003. The Concorde was discontinued soon after a catastrophic Air France crash in Paris in July 2000 that killed ...
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
An aircraft can be deemed supersonic when it ... Passenger numbers also fell after an Air France Concorde crashed just minutes after taking off from Paris in July 2000. The disaster killed ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
The jet, which was flown by Boom Supersonic's ... In July 2000 an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 109 on board and four people on the ground. It also led to the ...
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'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation ... passenger numbers following the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000, in which 109 people were killed shortly after ...
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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test flight will likely go supersonic.