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Supersonic aircraft
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Concorde or Overture: the differences between supersonic passenger planes
Yet another promise of supersonic passenger flights hangs in the air. Now, startup Boom Supersonic appears to have…
Japan focuses efforts to enable supersonic passenger jet project
Even after disappointment with the expensive and troubled SpaceJet regional jet program, Japan’s government doesn’t seem willing to…
Aerion introduces AS3, supersonic jetliner capable of flying above Mach 4
The startup Aerion is still a long way from materializing the AS2, its supersonic business jet, but has…
USAF closes another deal for the supersonic Air Force One
California-based Exosonic announced on Monday that it had signed a contract with the U.S. government to develop a…
Virgin Galactic enters the race for new passenger supersonics
For almost two decades without supersonic passenger flights, the commercial aviation market is expected to gain new aircraft…
Boom shows progress with its supersonic civilian plane project
In a small, discreet hangar at Centennial Airport, on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, a possible revolution in…
Successor of the Concorde: bigger, but slower and with less capacity
Perhaps the most stunning passenger plane ever created, the Concorde is synonymous with supersonic jet for a lot…