‘Son of Concorde’ that will cross Atlantic in 3.5hrs hits key milestone
THE supersonic jet that could fly passengers from London to New York City in 3.5hours has reached a new top speed in its latest test flight.It hit speeds of Mach 0.81 - or 499 knots, up from Mach 0.67 on its previous flight.
Boom conducted two test flights just a week or two apart in September and October, so there could be another quick turnaround.Netflix is axing popular bonus feature next month - but four titles will live on Commercial supersonic flight over land has been banned in the US for more than 50 years, and about 20 years in the UK, because of the noise of sonic booms.
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