The legendary Concorde and the Soviet Tu‑144 were both capable of cruising at roughly twice the speed of sound, making for ...

Languages: English. Concorde's retirement in 2003 brought the curtain down on an age of supersonic passenger flights. Now, two decades later, Boom Supersonic is trying to revive that era.

Boom, he says, is using computer simulations of wind tunnels to develop a 45-seat carbon fiber jetliner that will be at least 30 percent more efficient than the Concorde. This story is a selection ...

The jet design is reportedly supposed to have a range 50% longer than the Concorde. Comac has previously ... We’ve demonstrated we can do it without a sonic boom.” Boom Supersonic’s XB ...

That is just one-twentieth of the Concorde's deafening boom. Concorde was blocked from taking overland flights following noise complaints, after civilians complained it was so loud it rattled ...

The X-59 is a 100-foot research aircraft designed to create a quieter sonic boom more suitable for commercial travel, following the end of the Concorde, the first supersonic commercial airplane ...

That is just one-twentieth of the Concorde’s deafening boom. China’s supersonic jet C949, which is yet to make it off paper and onto tarmac, could advance China’s role in the modern ...