‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks 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 ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
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This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test jet broke the sound ... Overture could be less costly than the Concorde Overture could revive the Concorde era and connect places like New York and London in less ...
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Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk
The test aircraft was made with lightweight carbon fibre and uses an augmented reality vision system to help with landing ...
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Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded ... vision system to help with landing due to its long nose.
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded ... vision system to help with landing due to its long nose.
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The XB-1 test craft has been used to prove new technologies developed by Boom Supersonic. Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, ...
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Independently Developed Supersonic Jet Breaks Sound Barrier Over Mojave Desert
It uses an augmented reality vision system to help with landing ... with an eye on supersonic passenger travel. Any new such service will likely face the same hurdles as the Concorde, which ...
Winston-Salem Journal11d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Unlike Concorde, which featured an adaptation of a military engine, Symphony is an in-house development by Boom in collaboration with Florida Turbine Technologies. FTT has supersonic engine-design ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The return of supersonic travel has been ... a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots’ view of the runway. While Concorde dealt with this by having a moveable ...