THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today ... will be the man inside the cockpit when the next-generation aircraft breaks the sound barrier.
The hotly anticipated plane already has 130 orders and pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines. It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew ...
He said he hopes now to “bring the benefits of supersonic flight ... plane will fly at Mach 1.7, and previously claimed it would fly from London to New York in 3.5 hours, the same as Concorde.
The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an independently ... It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on ...
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier ... the way for the introduction of passenger services early next decade. The flight is expected to ...
Plans to revive supersonic air travel have taken a leap forward after a test plane broke the sound barrier above the Mojave Desert in California. A demonstrator aircraft, known as the XB-1, surged ...