Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
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London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
In the end, only Air France and British Airways ever flew the Concorde. Putting the aircraft into passenger operation presented yet another challenge, however, as the costs to power such a fuel ...
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Concorde touches down in US
A British Airways Concorde today landed in New York carrying its first transatlantic passengers since the aircraft was grounded following last year's crash. The supersonic jet arrived at John F ...
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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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 ...
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Former chief Concorde pilot for British Airways, Mike Bannister, said: “I’ve been waiting over 20 years for the return of supersonic speeds, and XB-1’s historic flight is a major landmark ...
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Watch: New ‘Concorde’ breaks the speed of sound for first time
The US company is seeking to revive the technology more than two decades after Concorde was retired by British Airways amid struggles to make the finances add up. Boom hopes to tap into what it ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet to blast off on first-ever flight at supersonic speeds today with special event
On the ground, Boom's chief test flight engineer, Nick Sheryka, and advisor Greg Krauland, will be joined by former chief Concorde pilot at British Airways, Mike Bannister. “Even people who have ...
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BA’s upgraded Singapore lounge challenges Qantas for ‘best in class’
However, the Concorde Dining room is restricted to first class passengers, British Airways Gold and Gold Guest List members, and their Oneworld Emerald equivalents (such as Qantas Platinums). Given ...
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'Son of Concorde' jet that will take you from New York to London in 3.5 hours breaks the sound barrier for first time
Boom's dream of becoming a supersonic commercial airline is a step closer as its demonstrator model the XB-1 reached 844mph ...