Five years before Concorde’s first flight, another majestic supersonic aircraft took to the skies — and almost became the inspiration for an even faster passenger plane. It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an ...
The news broke last September that a California start-up was working with the US Air Force on developing a supersonic plane which could be used as Air Force One. Exosonic was handed a contract by the ...
Item: Colorado-based start up Boom Supersonic is taking some major leaps forward in its quest to make supersonic flying a reality again. Nearly two years after rolling out its prototype supersonic ...
Boeing’s 2707 supersonic transport was designed to fly at Mach 2.7 — 2,071 miles per hour — carrying up to 277 passengers, ...
Boom Supersonic unveiled a radically redesigned version of its proposed Overture supersonic airliner at the Farnborough Airshow. The Overture, planned to reach a cruise speed of Mach 1.7, has long had ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro landed a big one. Boom Supersonic, a high-speed commercial jet manufacturer, will call Piedmont Triad International Airport home for its first factory. Here's what you ...
I don’t know about you, but I personally can’t wait for the age of supersonic passenger transport to make a glorious comeback. There are several companies working on this issue at the moment, and one ...
Since Concorde’s demise in 2003, industry consensus has been that business aviation and its demand for higher speed will lead a civil supersonic transport revival. Aerion Supersonic, a pioneering ...
The Boom Overture is an upcoming supersonic transport. It will carry 60 to 80 passengers traveling at Mach 1.7, with a range of 4,250 NM (7,870 KM). Some speculate about whether the plane will ever ...