Reviving the Supersonic Airliner

Boom Technology...

An artist's concept of Boom Technology's proposed airliner.

More than a decade after the Concorde was retired, we finally seem poised to achieve commercial supersonic flight once again, Jan Bennett reports on popularmechanics.com.

Boom Technology, an aerospace company based in the Denver area, has revealed the engineering design information for their XB-1 demonstrator aircraft -- a two-seater supersonic jet that will serve as a one-third scale test aircraft to ultimately develop a 45 to 55 person passenger aircraft capable of achieving a cruise speed of Mach 2.2, or 1,450 mph, Bennett wrote.

For more of Bennett's report: http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a23892/boom-demonstrator-jet-commercial-supersonic-flight/

For a video on Boom Technology and its new planes: http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/affordable-supersonic-flight/#OnOSAqstFSqE

For a report on last week's pitch by Boom executives to start supersonic service to Dubai: http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/boom-jets-pitch-dubai/#pUpl19cNCkqR

A Concorde preparing for takeoff.

The only known photo of a Concorde flying at Mach 2.

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