Is supersonic air travel about to return, two decades after the last Concorde flight?

Once passenger flights had been discontinued, the then-Soviet airline Aeroflot operated an updated variant, called the ...
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NASA's X-59 completes first flight, prepares for more flight testing

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the ...
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NASA’s ultraquiet supersonic 'flying swordfish' makes history with first test flight

NASA and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 "quiet" supersonic plane flew for the first time in October. It’s a major step towards ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

Now that the government shutdown is over, American space agency NASA released all the details about the historic first flight ...

Experimental ‘quiet’ 925mph Nasa jet dubbed ‘flying swordfish’ paves way for supersonic holidays after historic take-off

SUPERSONIC holiday flights over land are one step closer after an experimental “quiet” supersonic Nasa jet took flight. Late ...
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Lockheed Martin's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Completes First Flight & Heads to NASA

Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft completed its first flight, moving toward NASA testing for commercial supersonic travel ...
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A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.

Denver-based Boom Supersonic wants to revive Mach-speed travel with its Overture plane. Overture would feature improved efficiency, safety, and a quieter engine than Concorde. Boom's innovations ...
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Open Source: NC-bound startup is about to fly supersonic. We asked pilots what it’s like.

I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. Will Boom Supersonic fulfill the dream of the ...
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Inside One Company's Quest to Bring Back Civilian Supersonic Flights

After Nick Sheryka's dreams of flying for the U.S. military were dashed because of hearing loss in his left ear, he didn't sulk. Instead, he built his own airplane. Sheryka eventually obtained his ...
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NASA will fly F-15s through supersonic shock waves behind its experimental X-57 jet

NASA has developed special probes that will fly aboard F-15B jets trailing closely behind its X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet in order to measure the shock waves it produces.