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Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time
US civil sector boldly goes where Concorde has gone before The US civilian aviation sector has achieved what Concorde managed ...
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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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
The fastest speed the XB-1 had reached prior to the January 28 flight was Mach 0.95, just below the supersonic threshold of Mach 1, which it hit during its last ... for Concorde first flew at ...
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Supersonic jet nicknamed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier during test flight
A supersonic passenger jet dubbed the ‘New Concorde’ travelled faster than the speed of sound for the first time during a ...
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‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
“When I last flew Concorde in 2003, I knew this day would come. Boom is well on its way towards making sustainable supersonic flight a reality, aboard Overture – my #1 choice as a successor to ...