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One-on-one with Concorde Chief Pilot following Boom XB-1 triumph
After Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator went Mach 1, RGN interviewed Mike Bannister, who served as the Chief Pilot of BA's ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...
Church Times5d
Interview with ‘Captain Concorde’ who joined wings to prayers
The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the first British Airways (BA) Concorde pilots, Mr Walpole had what he called “the best seat in the house”. Week ...
The Independent13d
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre, and unlike Concorde’s droop nose, pilots use an “augmented reality vision system” to see past its long nose for takeoff and ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which ...
The Washington Post15d
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
“And she’s airborne,” said Mike Bannister, a former British Airways Concorde pilot, during the live-stream broadcast of the demonstrator aircraft’s test flight from the Mojave Air and ...