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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 ...
Uphill, in the snow: Why this laborious ski trend is booming at US resorts
Uphilling” — bypassing ski lifts and gondolas in favor of ascending on human power alone — is on the rise within resort ...
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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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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 ...
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Boom Goes Supersonic, Makes Civil Aviation History
Tuesday morning at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, almost 80 years after U.S. Air Force ace Chuck Yeager first ...
Woman Looks Up at Alaskan Mountain—'Can't Believe' What She Sees
Viewers were mesmerized by the striking scene in the viral clip, with one saying, "That's a view into an alternate reality." ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier, showcasing the potential for next-generation supersonic ...