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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
Daily Express10d
'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight today
As Bannister noted, only Concorde passengers and military ... had faced declining passenger numbers following the Air France Flight 4590 crash in 2000, in which 109 people were killed shortly ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off, ceasing operation after just a couple of decades due to high operating costs. That jet flew its last flight ... an Air France Concorde crashed ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
In 2000, a Concorde was involved in a fiery crash shortly after takeoff from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport that killed all 100 passengers and nine crew aboard France Air Flight 4590. The ...
New York Post10d
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ... Concorde was discontinued soon after a catastrophic Air France crash ...