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Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to revive fast air travel with Mach 1.7 speed, sustainable tech, and major airline backing.
The future of air travel promises more efficient, environmentally friendly, and comfortable experiences with new aircraft ...
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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet on a test flight on Jan. 28, 2025. Photo by HANDOUT/Boom Supersonic/AFP via Getty Images Comac has previously said it wants to bring the supersonic C949 to market by ...
NASA plans to conduct community overflights beginning this year, flying the X-59 over select American cities to collect public feedback on the “sonic thump.” ...
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – thanks to a physics phenomenon called the Mach cutoff ...
Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses with a model of the XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet aircraft, during the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 ...
Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer.