MIT Technology Review2d
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
Yahoo6d
Boom completes first supersonic flight
Flown by Boom Supersonic’s chief test pilot, Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, the aircraft called XB-1 reached ... and CEO Blake Scholl said. “A small band of talented and dedicated ...
pittsburghmagazine.com4d
Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier
A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...
Winston-Salem Journal4d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
There were more sighs of relief than “I told you so” in the aftermath of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking ... local Boom workforce remains small. The manufacturer has ...
Malaysia Sun5d
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier in California
This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft ... "XB-1's supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived," Boom founder and CEO ...