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'Son of Concorde' breaks sound barrier moving closer to 90-minute transatlantic flight
The Son of Concorde, an XB-1 jet, has reportedly broken the sound barrier, making it one step closer to an astonishing feat.
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet breaks sound barrier with ‘NO sonic boom’ in stunning snap with hope for 1.5hr NYC to London trips
CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger jet considered the ultimate luxury in air travel. Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their fleet of Concorde planes on April 10, 2003 ...
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We flew supersonic: when Concorde ruled the skies
Dubbed "son of Concorde", the XB-1 ascended to an altitude of 35,000 ft over the Mojave desert in California before cranking the "accelerator" to reach Mach 1.1 – around 844 mph and equivalent to 1.1 ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet breaks sound barrier with ‘NO sonic boom’ in stunning snap with hope for 1.5hr NYC to London trips
The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a "Son of Concorde" – is America's first civil supersonic jet. To hit supersonic speeds, an airplane needs to travel at 768 miles per hour. Boom Supersonic is ...