Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first time
Tuesday’s XB-1 flight marks the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since Concorde’s retirement more than 20 years ...
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Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...
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Boom test flight live: 'New Concorde' prototype jet break sound barrier
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde has broken the sound barrier on its first test flight Boom Supersonic tested its XB-1 jet above the Mojave Desert in California The US ...
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 ...
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Watch: New ‘Concorde’ breaks the speed of sound for first time
The US company is seeking to revive the technology more than two decades after Concorde was retired by British Airways amid struggles to make the finances add up. Boom hopes to tap into what it ...
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New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
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 ...
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4 Unique Concorde Liveries & The Stories Behind Them
This week represented a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 21st marking 49 years since the legendary supersonic airliner Concorde entered service back in 1976.
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A Timeline Of Concorde's Development & Entry Into Service
Today marks a special anniversary in the history of worldwide commercial aviation, with it now having been exactly 49 years since the legendary Anglo-French supersonic airliner Concorde entered ...
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Major milestone for ‘Son of Concorde’ which will ‘fly from London to NYC in 3.5 hours’
A plane dubbed the ‘son of the Concorde’ that could fly from London to New York in three and a half hours has completed its eleventh test flight. Boom Technologies say their plane is ‘on ...
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History Today: How the Concorde took to the skies on this day
Let us take a closer look at what has happened on this day over the years. On January 21, 1976, a historic moment in aviation unfolded as the first commercial Concorde flights took off simultaneously.