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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 ...
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 ...
How weather can impact supersonic flights
A test flight over the Desert Southwest could mark the return of supersonic travel that has been largely sidelined since the early 2000s.
Boom Supersonic Achieves Supersonic Flight
Flown by Boom Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg, XB-1 entered the supersonic corridor and reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 (652 KTAS or 750 mph) – breaking the ...
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America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight in a California desert
“Aerodynamics, materials, propulsion: Those are the big three areas where we’ve made huge progress versus Concorde.” Back in the 1960s, Concorde was developed in wind tunnels, which meant building ...