This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
This Business Jet Is The Concorde Of Private Aviation
While the prospect of commercial supersonic flights is probably at least a decade from becoming a reality due to Boom ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
A private company aiming to build the first supersonic ... wing Concorde guzzled four times as much fuel and carried only one ...
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Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was retired in 2003, a commercial-type ...
New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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One-on-one with Concorde Chief Pilot following Boom XB-1 triumph
After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA's ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet to blast off on first-ever flight at supersonic speeds today with special event
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today ... Brandenburg has to run through - such as if the engine fails. "Finally, we run the profile at ...
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Plane completes first supersonic flight, breaks sound barrier
It's now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic ... conventional jet engines and to run ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
BOOM It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic ... jet engines and to run on ...
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This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test jet ... than Concorde, which last flew in 2003, thanks to its 20% more aerodynamic design, lighter carbon-fiber airframe, and 20% more fuel-efficient engines.