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.
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London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
This caused the plane to crash into a nearby hotel ... If it can steer clear of the pitfalls that ended Concorde’s career, supersonic travel may well be back on the cards.
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde ... crash of the competing Russian airliner, Tupolev Tu-144, also shifted public perception on ...
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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 ...
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'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation ... passenger numbers following the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000, in which 109 people were killed shortly after ...
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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 ...
'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently ... On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed into a hotel and exploded shortly after takeoff in Paris, killing ...