AOL

Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.

The author and the two Concordes in Paris's Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace.Pete Syme/BI Commercial flights faster than the speed of sound are one of the few historic innovations that have fallen out of ...
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Boom XB-1 - The First Step Toward Supersonic Commercial Return?

The XB-1 "Baby Boom" has taken its first steps toward reviving supersonic commercial flight. As a scaled-down prototype, it’s designed to test the tech that will power the full-sized Boom Overture, a ...
Aviation Week

Boom ‘Makes Fire’ As First Symphony Engine Parts Emerge

A single fuel nozzle combustor test underway for the Symphony prototype at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Credit: Boom Supersonic Supersonic aircraft developer Boom has achieved sustained ...
Aviation Week

Boom Confirms Engine Thrust Growth, Core Part Build Accelerates

COLORADO SPRINGS—Boom has begun manufacturing parts for the initial test core of the Overture’s Symphony supersonic engine at its Denver facility, and officially confirms the target thrust level for ...
AOL

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 ...