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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Great expectations for supersonic travel as XB-1 breaks sound barrier
The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...
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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 ...
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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Boom completes first supersonic flight
Flown by Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot ... about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners, on over 600 global routes. The 180,000-square-foot “superfactory” building where ...
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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
The next supersonic flight is projected to take ... it the ability to take off and land on more than 600 routes around the world. Boom officials have said the airport authority would need to ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Any new such service will likely face the same hurdles as the Concorde, which flew over the Atlantic and was barred from many overland routes because of the sonic booms it caused. The Concorde jet, ...