When I say American Concorde, you think of the Boeing 2707. But another design almost won the government contract, the Lockheed L-2000. It was cheaper and easier to build and had it been put into ...

In the case of Pan Am and the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde SST, the hooning took place at ... territory for the title of the fastest manned jet airplane ever to fly. All the while, Captain Paul ...

However, this does not mean that the two European flag carriers' liveries during Concorde's operational career were the only ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first ... The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” referencing the supersonic plane that could fly from London to New ...

The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the ... It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first time. The milestone makes the XB-1 the first US-built civil jet to reach ...

A supersonic jet dubbed the "Son of Concorde" is poised to make aviation history within hours as it embarks on its inaugural supersonic flight, breaking the sound barrier for the first time.

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in ...

"We're ready to scale up. We're ready to build the passenger supersonic jet that will pick up where Concorde left off and ultimately allow the rest of us to fly supersonic," Scholl said.

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...