Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
For efficiency reasons, most passenger jets cruise slightly slower ... There was the little-known Russian Tupolev-144 and Concorde, a Franco-British supersonic airliner operated by British Airways ...
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Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
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Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback But Despite The Hype, Don't Expect To Book Yet
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft during its 11th ... Eduard Marmet , CC BY-SA Why supersonic passenger flight didn't take off Concorde was designed in the 1960s when it ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...
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Will Boom Overture become the first supersonic passenger jet since Concorde?
The aircraft catching the most interest is the Overture, a commercial style plane designed to carry up to 80 passengers with a range of 7,800km. Overture has the potential to revolutionise air travel ...
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One-on-one with Concorde Chief Pilot following Boom XB-1 triumph
After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA's ...