This Business Jet Is The Concorde Of Private Aviation
The Concorde aircraft, despite actually managing to be profitable, proved that airlines could, in theory, turn a profit if ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work.
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the ... It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than ...
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For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
The French and British governments jointly developed the Concorde aircraft in the 1960s, and the Soviet Union developed the Tupolev supersonic aircraft around the same time. Neither was ...
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Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...
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7 Fastest Commercial Planes of All Time: High-Speed Aviation Leaders
Let's take a deep dive into the world of the fastest commercial planes of all time, exploring how the aviation industry ...
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Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first time
Boom Supersonic has achieved the first supersonic flight of its X-B1 demonstrator aircraft, heralding a major step forward in the development of its Concorde-like Overture plane. Tuesday’s XB-1 ...
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Boom test flight live: 'New Concorde' prototype jet break sound barrier
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde has broken the sound barrier ... Overture early next decade During the test, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before ...