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 Jets Are Making A Comeback But Despite The Hype, Don't Expect To Book Yet
A catastrophic 1973 Paris air show crash of the competing Russian ... subsonic airliners when it takes off . Rendering of Boom Supersonic's Overture supersonic airliner on the runway.
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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Pre-Orders Growing for the XB-1 as it Breaches Sound Barrier in Latest Test
Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...
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NY To London In 3.5 hours? Meet Boom Supersonic's 'Overture' Aircraft
See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...
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‘Did I save her?’ Young boy was injured by debris while trying to protect his little sister from Philadelphia plane crash
“A really loud boom, and we saw a fireball that covered ... “Did I save her from the crash?” the boy asked. “Andre is my superhero,” Howard said. “As a dad, I’ve always instilled ...
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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
“PTI is honored to be the home of Boom Supersonic’s Overture Superfactory, where the next generation of supersonic airliners will be manufactured,” said Kevin Baker, PTI’s executive director.
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Boom completes first supersonic flight
Boom has said that the Overture will carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7, about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners, on over 600 global routes. The 180,000-square-foot “superfactory ...