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China unveils futuristic supersonic drone with aim to carry passengers twice speed of Concorde
China's new 'Monkey King' drone is anticipated to be able to travel at twice the speed of sound and marks a groundbreaking ...
China unveils ‘Monkey King’ Mach 4 supersonic drone – and hope one day it will carry PASSENGERS twice speed of Concorde
CHINA has unveiled its latest supersonic drone which reportedly could fly passengers at twice the speed of Concorde. The ...
Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning – here’s what that would mean for the climate
Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated drag, will still exist. So, a single supersonic aircraft will still produce ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...
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DARPA Large Hypersonic Bomber Prototype Project
February 13 2025, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced its secretive Aerospace Projects Office ...
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NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic jet clears 'major hurdle' ahead of 1st flight (photos)
NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft continues to make progress toward its first flight with a new successful round of testing. The X-59 "quiet" supersonic ... that moves us closer to X-59's first ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
which marked the first time a civil aircraft had ever gone supersonic over the continental United States. Boom and Brandenburg repeated that feat during Monday's sortie, which lasted about 41 ...
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Supersonic passenger aircraft may be returning — here’s what it would mean for the climate
File picture: Boom Supersonic via AP The US aerospace company Boom Supersonic recently announced it has successfully tested its latest aircraft, the XB-1. The company is developing a larger plane ...