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Boom Supersonic's prototype jet breaks the speed of sound
A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time on ...
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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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Boom XB-1 Jet Breaks Sound Barrier, Paving Way for Supersonic Passenger Planes Once Again
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing ...
Boom Supersonic Breaks Sound Barrier With Passenger Jet Prototype
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off, ceasing operation after just a couple of decades due to high operating ...
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch8d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off ... NASA is looking to develop a craft with a softer boom, and Boeing also ...
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...
New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...
Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
US company Boom has broken the sound barrier during a test flight of its prototype aircraft XB-1. The test opens the way for ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off ... and Boeing also is working on a prototype for supersonic commercial travel. Any new such service likely will face the same hurdles as ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch9d
Boom Supersonic Breaks Sound Barrier With Passenger Jet Prototype
That jet flew its last flight in 2003, but now over 20 years later, another supersonic passenger jet just had its first flight this week. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details. Get up-to-the-minute ...