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“She Flies! She Flies!”: Celebrating 50 Years of the Concorde
"She Flies! She Flies!" is the first sound that most people remember about this day 50 years ago. Raymond Baxter, the BBC's anchor that was covering the event shouted in excitement while the four Snecma Olympus 593 engines delivered full…
December 6, 2017 8:00 am ET -
Betting on the Future: Boom Supersonic Gets a New Investor
Imagine if the Concorde took to the skies again. The iconic Concorde, except smaller, faster and able to traverse entire continents and oceans in a matter of a couple of hours. The next aircraft of the future. Partnering with eccentric British…
June 21, 2017 8:46 am ET -
Supersonic Airliner Scores Big in Paris
Boom Supersonic, an aircraft manufacturer developing a supersonic airliner, has announced that orders have tripled during this year’s Paris Air Show for its first aircraft. While specific airlines were not mentioned in the press release other than Virgin Atlantic which…
May 31, 2017 8:39 pm ET -
Built to Fail: Supersonic Aircraft
While we all admire the success and fame that has come with aircraft like the Boeing 747 or Airbus A320, not every design is successful. In this multi-part series, we will be looking into some of aviation’s designs that had…
March 27, 2017 9:23 pm ET -
Boom and The Hopeful Future for Supersonic Commercial Flight
The Concorde was the jet-airliner of its time, with the ability to travel twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.0), a higher than normal (60,000 feet), and seating for 92-128 passengers. The Concorde first entered into service in 1976 and…