Supersonic Commercial Air Travel Is On Its Way
In a press release, Boom emphasizes that supersonic aircraft have historically "been the work of nation states, developed by ...
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Why bringing back commercial supersonic flight is almost impossible
The last time anyone other than a fighter pilot went supersonic was 20 years ago. Today, you can only visit a Concorde in a ...
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Supersonic Commercial Air Travel Is On Its Way
Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first supersonic flight last month was a success, breaking the sound barrier above ...
We flew supersonic: when Concorde ruled the skies
The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...
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NASA's 'quiet' supersonic jet is getting ready to take off
One of the many ongoing missions of the US government's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to make ...
Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what it means for the climate
Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...
NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...