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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 ...
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 ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...
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First independently developed jet plane goes supersonic in Mojave airspace
A civilian jet plane broke the sound barrier for the first time over continental USA during a historic test flight over the ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...
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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
“Through the Symphony program, we can provide our customers with an economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic airplane ... Having breaking the sound barrier livestreamed ...
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Boom Supersonic sets moment-of-truth date for breaking sound barrier
Breaking the sound barrier occurs at 761 mph ... The flight will take place at the same Mojave Air & Space Port site in Mojave, Calif., where the 11 test flights for Overture’s XB-1 prototype ...
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Red Bull’s 843 mph space jump was too quickly forgotten
Baumgartner’s goal was to be the first human to break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft. To conquer the challenge, he ...