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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test ...
Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s quest to break the sound barrier
For more than seven decades, speed has been the hallmark of commercial aviation. But while we have the capability to push ...
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Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried
SpaceX stunned onlookers when it returned a Super Heavy booster to a precise landing at its launchpad. But the resulting ...
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Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever built have some scientists worried
Sonic booms became part of the public consciousness during the advent of supersonic air travel in the ... placed between 6 and 22 miles (9.7 and 35.4 kilometers) away from the launch site.