It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic ... conventional jet engines and to ...

On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was retired in 2003, a commercial-type ...

A private company aiming to build the first supersonic ... wing Concorde guzzled four times as much fuel and carried only one ...

There are several emergency scenarios that Brandenburg has to run through - such as if the engine ... plane. There have been no commercial aircraft capable of supersonic flight since the Concorde ...

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 ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today ... Brandenburg has to run through - such as if the engine fails. "Finally, we run the profile at ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. The milestone makes the XB-1 the first US-built civil jet to reach ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test jet ... than Concorde, which last flew in 2003, thanks to its 20% more aerodynamic design, lighter carbon-fiber airframe, and 20% more fuel-efficient engines.

Designs for supersonic airliners began in the mid-20th century, and by the 1970s we had supersonic passenger flight. There was the little-known Russian Tupolev-144 and Concorde, a Franco-British ...

It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years ...