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Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning — here’s what it would mean for the climate
There is every indication that supersonic planes are on their way back, more than two decades after Concorde last took to the ...
Supersonic Commercial Air Travel Is On Its Way
Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...
Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what it means for the climate
Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...
NASA fires up X-59, a supersonic jet with a top speed of 1,489 kmph
NASA says the X59 supersonic jet will produce a sonic thump instead of a sonic boom, which might help lower it's noise.
Why bringing back supersonic flight is almost impossible
Companies are investing billions of dollars in bringing supersonic back, but the path isn't going to be easy.
Supersonic flight is back. But can it make money?
A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to ...
Nasa fires up ‘boomless’ supersonic jet that will travel at speeds over 900mph ahead of first flight this year
NASA has completed the engine ground tests on its supersonic jet, which is expected to take to skies later this year. The ...
NASA Just Fired up Its Quiet Supersonic Jet—and It Looks Like Pure Speed
When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...
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Trump aims to revolutionize aviation with supersonic ‘Son of Concorde’
Donald Trump has revealed his ambitious plan to launch the "Son of Concorde", a next-generation supersonic jet that aims to ...
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Boom's XB-1 goes supersonic without the boom
When Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier last month, it achieved commercial supersonic flight for the first time since the Concorde. It also did it without an audible sonic boom, which ...