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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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The OTHER American Concorde SST no one remembers - Lockheed L-2000
When I say American Concorde, you think of the Boeing 2707. But another design almost won the government contract, the Lockheed L-2000. It was cheaper and easier to build and had it been put into ...
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.
‘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 ...
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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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 ...