Concorde's Drooping Nose and why no modern jet will ever wear one again
Concorde's iconic drooping nose was a brilliant mechanical solution that modern electronics have made permanently obsolete.
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Boom Supersonic's Overture and why the next supersonic airliner looks nothing like Concorde
Boom Supersonic's Overture differs from Concorde in speed, materials, engines, and wing design thanks to 30 years of technological advancement.
TowerFrom the Bell X one to Mach six, the machines that punched through the sound barrier
Eight aircraft defined supersonic flight from Chuck Yeager's Mach 1 in 1947 to the X-15's Mach 6.7 record that still stands today.
TowerThe Tupolev Tu one forty-four and the Soviet supersonic transport that hit Mach two on May twenty-sixth, nineteen seventy
On May 26, 1970, the Tupolev Tu-144 became the first commercial transport aircraft to reach Mach 2, a milestone in the Cold War supersonic race.
TaildraggerBoom Supersonic's Overture and the twenty-year bet on bringing back supersonic commercial flight
Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to revive supersonic commercial flight, but the clean-sheet Symphony engine remains its biggest risk.
VectorBoom Supersonic and the Overture airliner chasing Mach one point seven without the Concorde's mistakes
Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to bring back supersonic travel at Mach 1.7, but its success hinges entirely on the unproven Symphony engine.
VectorThe Boeing two seven oh seven, America's supersonic dream that Congress grounded forever
The Boeing 2707 was America's audacious supersonic airliner program, killed by Congress in 1971 after a billion dollars and zero flying prototypes.
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