Prototype aircraft for supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier
Prototype aircraft for supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier ...
WQOW3h
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...
MIT Technology Review3d
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, ...
pittsburghmagazine.com5d
Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
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 test f ...
Runway Girl5d
Great expectations for supersonic travel as XB-1 breaks sound barrier
The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...
The Columbian5d
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 ...
Hosted on MSN5d
First independently developed jet plane goes supersonic in Mojave airspace
A civilian jet plane broke the sound barrier for the first time over continental USA during a historic test flight over the ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore4d
Commentary: Supersonic jets are making a comeback - but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
File photo. Boom Supersonic plans to build a supersonic airliner called Overture that could travel from New York to Rome in just four hours and 40 minutes, instead of eight hours. (Boom Supersonic ...
Winston-Salem Journal5d
Boom Supersonic sets moment-of-truth date for breaking sound barrier
The attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. EST on Tuesday, weather permitting. Breaking the sound barrier occurs at 761 mph. The manufacturer reached a key ...