Concorde's ex-crew share plane's legacy on anniversary
A former Concorde pilot who drove the plane to the edge of space has shared his "phenomenal" memories on the aircraft's anniversary.
Why did blue paint cause issues for Concorde?
The Pepsi blue livery created issues for Concorde because it absorbed much more heat than the standard white paint. At ...
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Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.
I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than two decades ago achieved its first sound-barrier-busting flight over California's Mojave desert on ...
Is supersonic air travel about to return, two decades after the last Concorde flight?
Once passenger flights had been discontinued, the then-Soviet airline Aeroflot operated an updated variant, called the ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
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A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
Denver-based Boom Supersonic wants to revive Mach-speed travel with its Overture plane. Overture would feature improved efficiency, safety, and a quieter engine than Concorde. Boom's innovations ...
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Plane completes first supersonic flight, breaks sound barrier
MOJAVE, Calif. -- The return of supersonic travel has been remarkably slow for something faster than the speed of sound, but a major milestone was achieved Tuesday when Boom Supersonic completed its ...
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Boom: Is This the Resurrection of Supersonic Travel?
Boom Supersonic aims to reintroduce supersonic passenger travel with its Overture airliner, having successfully demonstrated "boomless cruise" capabilities with its XB-1 prototype. The company ...
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Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...