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 ...
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. View on ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet ... Concorde, which started passenger flights in 1976, reached speeds of more than Mach 2, or twice the speed of sound. The model was withdrawn from service in 2003 after a crash ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane, with Chief Test Pilot ... New York and London. In 2000, a Concorde was involved in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff from Paris Charles ...