Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years
On November 19th, Dawn Aerospace confirmed that it ended the more than 20-year pause on civilian supersonic flight. According ...
Supersonic 1,200kmph jet could fly from NYC to London in 3.5hrs – and it’s just smashed a key speed and altitude test
THE supersonic jet that could fly passengers from London to New York City in 3.5hours has reached a new top speed in its ...
CEO of failed supersonic plane startup on what went wrong — and how other companies might find success
Supersonic aviation startup Exosonic, which was working on commercial and military faster-than-sound jets, shutdown after ...
NASA fires up its X-59 quiet supersonic jet engine for the first time
But NASA wants to show that faster-than-sound travel is possible without the annoyance of the boom, which is where its X-59 ...
Nasa’s own ‘Son of Concorde’ jet that could fly from London to NYC in 3.5hr makes major progress towards first flight
THE ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane being built by Nasa has started testing its ‘quiet’ jet engines ahead of its first ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sets new speed record during 7th test flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight on Nov. 5, marking a major milestone ...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink is helping supersonic, hypersonic planes take flight
SpaceX's Starlink is helping futuristic airplane companies accelerate development of their planes and monitor in-flight ...
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Revolutionary jet engine shows promise after first hot-fire test
Astro Mechanica – founded in 2021 by Ian Brooke and with a tight ship of only eight employees – is an aerospace startup ...
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time
NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing towards its first flight test. Starting on Oct. 30, engineers with ...