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.
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Who needs Concorde? Storm Eowyn's powerful jet stream propels BA flight to hit subsonic speed of 814mph
The fastest ever commercial transatlantic flight was in 1996 when a British Airways Concorde flew from New York JFK to Heathrow in two hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds. It comes as millions of ...
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 ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight reached speeds ...
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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 ...
The Independent2d
'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 ...
Daily Mail6d
Concorde takes to the skies
No Air France Concorde has flown since the accident and British Airways' seven-strong Concorde fleet has been grounded since mid-August. The ground work at Istres complements the tests being ...
Simple Flying6d
4 Unique Concorde Liveries & The Stories Behind Them
With this in mind, let's take a look back in time and examine them. Those familiar with Concorde's operational history at British Airways will know that, initially, the type was deployed on the route ...
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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 ...
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History Today: How the Concorde took to the skies on this day
On January 21, 1976, a historic moment in aviation unfolded as the first commercial Concorde flights took off simultaneously. From London’s Heathrow Airport, the British Airways Concorde embarked on ...