Business Insider5d
The best base layers for skiing and cold weather, based on years of testing
Learn more When I moved from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains years ago, I simply did not understand how to layer for warmth. I wore cotton long sleeves and was toasty when I stepped outside ...
Business Insider3d
A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A startup wants to revive the era of the supersonic Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out — but without the noisy boom and ...
City Journal6d
This Silent Plane Just Made History
Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental United States, reaching 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12) near Barstow, ...
Firstpost5d
How Boom’s XB-1 cracked the code for silent supersonic flight
On January 28, American firm Boom Supersonic achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, surpassing the speed of sound. But that is not the only unique aspect of this event. The ...
Royal Aeronautical Society4d
Boom boasts supersonic success with XB-1
More than 20 years since the final Concorde flight, is a small US start-up now on course to bring back supersonic air travel? TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and JOE COLES debrief Boom’s XB-1 test pilot and ...