Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
It has eased back down to Mach 8, which ex-Concorde pilot Mike Bannister pointed out is about the maximum speed achievable by today’s airliners. XB-1 climbed to 34,000 feet to reach the ...
Previously, the XB-1's top speed was Mach 0.95, or 728 miles per hour, which it reached during its last test flight on ...
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
Son of a Concorde! No, that’s not an aviation geek-esque slam, but remove the ‘a’ and it’s the nickname of the jet that could ...
Overture, a larger and faster passenger-carrying version of the test jet, is planned to launch in 2029 with a top speed of Mach 1.7, Boom says. That's about twice the speed of current airliners.
The Gulfstream G650 is a large business jet able to transport from 11 to 18 passengers, with a range of 7,000 nautical miles ...