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Boom’s not bust
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The return of supersonic travel is a step closer after a US company broke the sound barrier with a prototype aircraft. The XB-1 accelerated to Mach 1.122 over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California in January, in what manufacturer Boom claims is the first piloted supersonic flight of a commercial aircraft since Concorde. The XB-1 – or Baby Boom – is a demonstrator version of the larger Overture aircraft that will carry up to 80 passengers. Already, Boom claims to have taken 130 orders, including from customers such as United, American and Japan Airlines. If everything goes to plan, Overture could feasibly fly from London to New York in 3 hours and 30 minutes.
“The first supersonic jet built from airliner technology, XB-1 incorporates many of the key features found on Overture, such as carbon fiber composites, digital stability augmentation, and an augmented reality vision system for landing visibility,” Boom said. “Following its inaugural flight in March 2024, XB-1 completed a rigorous series of 11 human-piloted test flights under increasingly challenging conditions to evaluate systems and aerodynamics. Throughout the flight test campaign, the XB-1 team systematically expanded the flight envelope through subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds – while taking smart risks and maintaining safety as top priority.”
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Lorraine Litster
says:I doubt if this US aircraft will be hobbled by US authorities as CONCORD WAS!