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I captained Concorde's last flight - I'm excited for the return of supersonic
A potential successor to Concorde made progress this week as US company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft broke the sound barrier on Tuesday – the first time a civilian plane has done ...
The Independent24d
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre, and unlike Concorde’s droop nose, pilots use an “augmented reality vision system” to see past its long nose for takeoff and ...
New York Post25d
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” referencing the supersonic plane that could fly from London to New York in under three hours before it was retired in 2003. The Concorde was ...
CNN25d
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...
The Sun25d
‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. The milestone makes the XB-1 the first US-built civil jet to reach ...
Sky25d
Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
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 ...
ITV25d
Boom's Supersonic jet breaks sound barrier for first time since Concorde
Boom's Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator is the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde. The flights success paves the way for the company's hope that supersonic planes will ...
LBC25d
‘New Concorde’ breaks sound barrier during test flight, as owner 'plans commercial trips'
A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test flight. Boom's Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator is the first civil aircraft to ...
The Daily Telegraph25d
Watch: New ‘Concorde’ breaks the speed of sound for first time
The US company is seeking to revive the technology more than two decades after Concorde was retired by British Airways amid struggles to make the finances add up. Boom hopes to tap into what it ...
Forbes25d
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...