Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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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, ...
Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
This 34-minute flight, the culmination of 11 previous subsonic ones, took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
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What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change
And yet, knowing what I know about the climate, the promise of a return to supersonic flight is a little tarnished. We’re in ...
Prototype aircraft for supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier
Prototype aircraft for supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...