Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The Concorde passenger jet never really ... a World War II ace fighter pilot who became a military test pilot after the war, was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947.
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded U.S. jet to break the sound barrier this week ... a World War II ace fighter pilot who became a military test ...
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Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...
Winston-Salem Journal3d
Boom Supersonic sets moment-of-truth date for breaking sound barrier
The Denver-based aircraft manufacturer spent 2024 preparing its prototype aircraft to break the sound barrier. Boom entered 2025 with $100 million in new financial backing in place. The PTI ...