I’m a Boom supersonic test pilot – my day job is testing a new generation of Concordes
MAJOR projects to cut flights from London to New York City down by half are gaining speed - and could become a reality sooner than you think.
A number of supersonic ideas have emerged in recent years in a bid to be crowned the "son of Concorde".So could one of these supersonic ideas take off and bring back the heyday of speedy air travel?Boom has been seriously ramping up testing this year for its XB-1 trijet. The company intends for the tech to eventually pave the way for its very own Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner.Richard Branson to pilot $125,000-a-trip space balloon with cocktails and Wi-FiOne of Concorde's issues was the sonic boom that made it much louder than ordinary flights.
Exosonic says its aircraft are designed with a special sonic boom shaping technology to essentially "mute" these levels of sound. It claims that the sonic boom is made so much softer that, by the time the sonic boom reaches the ground, it sounds no louder than a car door being shut.Credit: Spike AerospaceInstead of small cabin windows, the jet will feature a panoramic view delivered by high definition displays.And the firm has also put emphasis on noise reduction.Lockheed Martin is no stranger to flying as a leading defense and aerospace manufacturer.
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