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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Boom Supersonic makes history, breaks sound barrier
On January 28, 2025, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft achieved a record speed of Mach 1.13 during a flight over the ...
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Boom Supersonic's jet breaks sound barrier in test flight
It also marks the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since the retirement of Concorde, paving the way for Boom’s Overture. Designed to carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7—twice the ...
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Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. 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 ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
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 travel ended with the Anglo-French ...
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New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
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 ...
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet to blast off on first-ever flight at supersonic speeds today with special event
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...