Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American ...
This Business Jet Is The Concorde Of Private Aviation
While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom ...
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Anatomy of Concorde
Concorde's aerodynamic, narrow body restricted space for passengers. British Airways planes seated only 100, while Air France planes, with a slightly roomier cabin layout, sat just 92. Given ...
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Concorde tyres 'had burst 57 times before'
There were 57 instances of Concorde planes suffering burst or punctured tyres before last July's Air France crash, according to an interim report by accident investigators. Of these incidents ...
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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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Concorde cleared to fly again
The Civil Aviation Authority and its French equivalent the DGAC made a joint decision to allow the plane to return to the skies more than a year after an Air France Concorde crashed near Paris ...
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The Company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Developed jointly by Britain and France, Concorde was operated for nearly three decades by Air France and British Airways. However, the jet was criticized for its inefficiency. Compared to a ...