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Below are some photos provided by Boom Supersonic: But this is not the only Overture system having forward progress lately. Although, again, XB-1 is not using the same engine Overture will, ...

The XB-1 is a piloted pathfinder vehicle designed to pave the way for Overture, Boom's planned commercial supersonic jet. The demonstrator is about one-third the size of Overture, which will seat ...

The facility at the Colorado Air and Space Port includes a control room and advanced instrumentation. Data collected from ...

Boom Supersonic reveals a new design for its ultrafast passenger jet—with more engines After seven years in development, the Overture airliner—which is expected to go from Seattle to Tokyo in ...

That prospect is edging closer. Tests have taken place for the Boom Overture, a spiritual successor to Concorde that could fly between London and New York City in just three-and-a-half hours ...

Boom Supersonic’s Overture plane factory is being set up in Greensboro, North Carolina. Overture is first expected to fly commercially in 2029, the same year Boeing is supposed to deliver the ...

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For decades, supersonic commercial airline flight has been banned over land by global aviation law because of the problems the sonic boom can produce on the ground. That may change as early as ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Technological disruption has upended banking, communication, even space travel (think SpaceX’s reusable rockets), but somehow ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Technological disruption has upended banking, communication, even space travel (think SpaceX’s reusable rockets), but somehow ...