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Freak winds in Atlantic jet stream push commercial planes to supersonic speeds
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNear record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to...
GE's Breakthrough In 'Detonating' Hypersonic Propulsion Is A Big Deal
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGE Aerospace says that it has demonstrated an advanced propulsion concept the blends a dual-mode...
What is a sonic boom, and how does it happen?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoResidents of Washington, D.C., and parts of Virginia were startled on Sunday afternoon by an explosive noise that reverberated overhead, which officials...
Sonic boom in DC: Plane that crashed lost contact with air traffic control just after takeoff
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoThe pilot of the private Cessna Citation jet that caused a panic in Washington DC on Sunday when it...
NASA's new X-59 plane could hit supersonic speeds with minimal sonic boom
Engadget· 4 months agoNASA’s X-59 Quesst supersonic commercial jet, which is being developed by Lockheed Martin, will have...
See inside the world's largest purpose-built private jet, which can cost over $10,000 per hour to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInside a Bombardier Global 7500 demonstration aircraft.Thomas Pallini/Insider Montreal-based...
Inside the race to master supersonic air travel
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen British Airways flew its supersonic Concorde jet for the last time nearly 20 years ago, the era of shuttling between New York and London in under...
American Airlines bets on faster-than-sound jet travel—but it won’t be ready until 2029
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoAmerican Airlines has set its sights on cutting flight times in half, with a purchase of planes so...
Seaplanes Are Back and They’re Cooler Than Ever. Here’s Why.
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDecades before jetliners zigzagged across the planet at near supersonic speeds, a more genteel...
F-16 fighters chased unresponsive plane near DC area before it crashed in Virginia; no survivors...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWASHINGTON – F-16 fighters from the D.C. National Guard scrambled Sunday at supersonic speed to...
