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The Jet That Just Brought Supersonic Flight Back to Life
In a historic moment for aviation, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, proving that passenger ...
When a passenger aircraft crosses Mach 1, it's moving faster than sound. That shift creates shock waves around the airframe. Drag increases sharply, engines must burn far more fuel, and the familiar ...
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step ...
NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested the X-59, a supersonic jet designed to fly faster than sound with minimal ...
A new "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet designed to revolutionize air travel successfully completed its first test flight, Lockheed Martin announced this week. The sleek, needle-point aircraft built for ...
Aerion is evaluating preliminary results of a new global market survey indicating strong appeal of the Aerion supersonic design. The study is the first by the company in five years and was undertaken ...
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