China has gone up against the US in an aerospace race as its state-owned aircraft manufacturer unveils blueprints for a new supersonic jet that can fly further and more quietly than Concorde.

The event positions Boom Supersonic to produce the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde was grounded in 2003. Getting there will take time. And there are plenty of challenges to overcome ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first ... The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” ...

Concorde's retirement in 2003 ... high-profile tests using a dedicated demonstrator jet, Boom is rekindling excitement about commercial supersonic flight. But beneath the optimism lies a complex ...

A supersonic aircraft nicknamed the “Son of Concorde” neared Mach 1 — the speed of sound — in a successful test on Tuesday, that could lead to travelers flying between New York and London ...

In the eyes of the British and the French, the Concorde supersonic jet that made its maiden flight last week is far more than the newest transport to take to the air. The plane is a gamble for ...

that may fly six times faster than the Concorde when it takes to the skies. The team first started working on the hypersonic jet in 2019, but are yet to make it go supersonic and reach speeds over ...

That is just one-twentieth of the Concorde’s deafening boom. China’s supersonic jet C949, which is yet to make it off paper and onto tarmac, could advance China’s role in the modern ...

A NEW near-supersonic jet with luxury living ... the speeds of the long-retired Anglo-French jet, no civil plane has flown faster since the Concorde. The Concorde flew at Mach 2.04 (1,565mph ...

“A good start to the year,” Scholl says. Supersonic planes travel at speeds greater than the speed of sound: Concorde passengers used to joke that you could have a first breakfast in ...

On November 26, 2003, Concorde took off for the last time. After revolutionising air travel for nearly 30 years, spiralling costs and a fatal crash in the year 2000 forced the aircraft to retire.