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Startup Used Formula 1’s Secret To Build Supersonic Jet Flies New York to London in 3.5 Hours
the XB-1 prototype reached Mach 1.05 in just 11 minutes, a testament to what a small, focused team could achieve. Airlines are already showing interest. United has ordered 15 jets, American ...
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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 ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane ... non-binding purchase agreement" with the company to buy 15 of the airliners, with "options for up to an additional 35 aircraft." ...
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 ...
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Reprotected on a wet-leased a/c due to an AOG? Simon Calder’s ultimate guide to aviation jargon
Ad-hoc charter: hiring an A/C to cover a gap in a fleet – for example, caused by problems with Rolls-Royce Trent engines fitted to Boeing 787s ... disappeared around 15 years ago, the term ...