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, ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
Late last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the ...
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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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Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback But Despite The Hype, Don't Expect To Book Yet
Chabacano/Wikimedia Commons , CC BY-SA The allure of supersonic travel For efficiency reasons, most passenger jets cruise slightly slower than the speed of sound, at around Mach 0.8 (this is ...
MIT Technology Review1d
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 ...
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Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Boom’s founder and CEO Blake Scholl says the flight “demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived.” The test aircraft was made with lightweight carbon fiber ...
Winston-Salem Journal5d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
The Overture passenger supersonic aircraft will be powered by four wing-mounted engines that enable it to potentially reach Mach 1.7 over water and cruise at just under Mach 1 over land.