Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2465962-experimental-xb-1-aircraft-goes-supersonic-for-the-first-time/
Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2465962-experimental-xb-1-aircraft-goes-supersonic-for-the-first-time/
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The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed of sound on 28 January. The achievement is the first time any civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental US – and another step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial aviation.
Did the Concorde now go faster than the speed of sound and flew between London and New York???
It took this company 11 years to get the single seater prototype in the air.
As a layman, I think this is super impressive…
However, I wouldn’t hold my breath about them bringing back commercial super sonic flight any time soon.