the significance of today’s test is that the Concorde, like other planes, is considerably more noisy on takeoff than on landing. Anti-SST protests did not materialize, and there were ...

essentially, the US wanted a Concorde killer that would have dominated the 500 SST market and cemented American dominance in aerospace for decades to come. North American Aviation, Boeing and ...

There, Boom will build its updated version of the 1970s-era Concorde SST passenger jet. Here’s more about the company, the Overture and how it all came together. Boom Supersonic, a Colorado ...

So it's clear there's an uphill battle, but that hasn't dissuaded the new crop of SST startups from trying to bring back the Concorde concept for the 21st century. Next week, we're going to look ...

In Boom’s words, the goal is an airliner “faster, quieter, more affordable to build, and more fuel efficient” than what any ...

By 1954, Arnold Hall, director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), asked aeronautical engineer Morien Morgan to form a committee and study the feasibility of supersonic transport (SST).

All of this meant the Concorde's break-even cost per passenger ... To say supersonic travel is an uphill battle is an understatement. An SST must battle physics, economics, and governments just ...

The British Airways Concorde SST makes its way alongside the Intrepid Air and Space Museum after it traveled up the Hudson River from JFK airport on November 25, 2003 in New York CityCredit ...

Concorde’s first flight wouldn’t happen ... and bombers from which to extract lessons. Instead, Tupolev’s SST would be the legend the Soviets sought, their marquee statement.