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This Company Is Taking the ‘Boom’ Out of Supersonic Flight
It achieved the feat again during the aircraft’s 13th and final jaunt on Tuesday. Boom has dubbed the capability “Boomless ...
'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The test flight might have come "years later than expected and lasted just 12 minutes", said The European, but it could ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
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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 ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...