'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
The sound from the fighter jet is trapped inside its ... people and the rich and famous. Why supersonic passenger flight didn’t take off Concorde was designed in the 1960s when it seemed like ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
Why supersonic passenger flight didn’t take ... where it became the first civilian aircraft to fly supersonically since Concorde. - Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic doesn’t plan to fly ...
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Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It?
Concorde had a capacity of up to 128 passengers and cruised at Mach ... They plan to fly their X-59 supersonic aircraft over US cities and gauge responses from citizens. Quesst aims to use the ...
Boom Supersonic Breaks Sound Barrier With Passenger Jet Prototype
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off, ceasing operation after just a couple of decades due to high operating costs. That jet flew its last flight in 2003, but ...
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London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
is developing the world’s first supersonic passenger aircraft since the demise of Concorde. While the full-size aircraft is still a few years away, the company has reached a milestone in the ...
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight out of California's Mojave Air and Space Port.