Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
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What Actually Happened to the Concorde
The Concorde, a symbol of supersonic travel, met a tragic end with the crash of Flight 4590. This story details the ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
If successful, it could pave the way for the first US-built commercial supersonic jet to enter the market, reigniting the ...
Commercial jet breaks sound barrier in ‘first since Concorde’
The XB-1 – or Baby Boom – is a demonstrator version of the larger Overture aircraft that will carry up to 80 passengers.
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Crash Concorde 'almost killed Chirac'
French president Jacques Chirac was almost killed in the Concorde crash in Paris in July 2000, a new book claims. On that day, the burning Air France Concorde passed within seven yards of an Air ...
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The Politics Of Supersonic Flight: The Concord(e)
it definitely applied to Concorde during those decades. It seemed to be a fixture without an end to its service. But in July 2000, the aircraft suffered its first and only fatal crash. An Air ...
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Anatomy of Concorde
In July 2000, a ruptured tire, shredded by a piece of metal lying on the runway during takeoff, caused a crash that killed 113 people and ultimately contributed to Concorde's retirement.