Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft soared past the speed of sound in a ... That’s how Boom avoids the need for a nose cone that must hinge downward like the Concorde’s “droop snoot” to allow ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft soared past the speed ... a nose cone that must hinge downward like the Concorde’s “droop snoot” to allow an unobstructed airport approach ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier ... Its test plane is named after Yeager’s iconic aircraft, the Bell X-1. The Denver-based company has ...

The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic ... the pilots’ view of the runway. While Concorde dealt with this by having a moveable droop nose, Boom’s augmented reality vision ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...

The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre, and unlike Concorde’s droop nose ... the size of the line’s “Overture” aircraft – set to be the “world’s fastest ...

A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...