Boom Vs Concorde Vs Tupolev: Supersonic Passenger Jets Compared
Similar to a delta wing, the Soviet-developed Tu-144 incorporated special retractable foreplanes (canards) to improve lift ...
Full Throttle, Mach Diamonds: NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Soars Through Engine Tests
NASA’s X-59 has cleared another hurdle with the successful completion of critical engine tests. The trials confirmed that its ...
‘Son of Concorde’ jet breaks sound barrier with ‘NO sonic boom’ in stunning snap with hope for 1.5hr NYC to London trips
NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...
Incredible NASA photo captures sound barrier being broken
A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...
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NASA Image Shows XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing Audible Sonic Boom
Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have ...
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Boom Starts Initial Overture Design As Supersonic Image Revealed
A schlieren image of Boom's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator. Credit: NASA/Boom Supersonic COLORADO SPRINGS—Boom has frozen the configuration of its planned Overture supersonic airliner, paving the ...
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Aircraft shatters sound barrier without sonic boom
A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier.
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Incredible NASA photo captures sound barrier being broken
Boom Supersonic’s ambitions remain high ... But Boom has perfected its aircraft’s efficient, aerodynamic design using computational fluid dynamics, which “is basically a digital wind ...