'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...
Why did Concorde stop flying?
US aerospace firm wants to accept passengers by the end of 2029. But what was Concorde, its famous supersonic plane ...
New York Post16d
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 ...
The Sun16d
‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
An aircraft can be deemed supersonic when it tops Mach 1 ... Passenger numbers also fell after an Air France Concorde crashed just minutes after taking off from Paris in July 2000.
‘Boomless’ supersonic flights ‘just months away’ as US airlines rush to order jets that fly twice as fast as Boeing 747s
SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom’s XB-1 jet, dubbed the ...
Irish Sun25d
‘Son of Concorde’ test pilot reveals update on jet’s first supersonic flight as London-NY trips in 3.5 hours edge closer
CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury ... Passenger numbers also fell after an Air France Concorde crashed just minutes after taking off from Paris in ...
Houston Public Media17d
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last ... between New York and London. In 2000, a Concorde was involved in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff from Paris Charles ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on euronews ...
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN15d
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier ... On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed into a hotel and exploded shortly after takeoff in Paris, killing all 109 people on ...
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of carrying ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane, with Chief Test Pilot ... New York and London. In 2000, a Concorde was involved in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff from Paris Charles ...