Supersonic jet nicknamed 'Son of Concorde' breaks sound barrier during test flight
A supersonic passenger jet dubbed the ‘New Concorde’ travelled faster than the speed of sound for the first time during a test flight today. Some 34,000ft above California’s Mojave Desert, the XB-1 ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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 ...
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Boom Supersonic sans the sonic boom: The XB-1's quiet Mach 1 flight
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight takes off later today ...
New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in a series of four-minute runs above the Mojave Desert in California. The US firm hopes it will pave the way for the introduction ...
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 commercial market.
‘Son of Concorde’ jet completes final supersonic test flight as work begins on the world’s fastest new airliner
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 ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an ... It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970 ...