It really brings a bounce.
A supersonic plane nicknamed the “Son of Concord” reached close to the speed of sound – Mach 1 – in a successful test on Tuesday, allowing passengers to fly between New York and London in just over three and a half hours.
Single-seat XB-1The 201-foot-long test model, from American company Boom Technology, reached 499 knots – about 574 mph – Milestone test at 23,015 feet Over Mojave, California.
It was the seventh of 10 planned flights since March, piloted by former Navy test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, as the company continued “progress toward supersonic flight”, and faster forms of air travel, according to the company. came close to effectively restoring the. And safely.
Its predecessor, Concorde, could fly from London to New York in less than three hours before being retired in 2003, shortly after A catastrophic Air France crash in Paris in July 2000 Due to which 109 people on the boat and four people on the ground died.
American Airlines and United Airlines have both struck deals to fly the unprecedented planes when Boom’s sweeping Overture project – its planned fleet of full-size passenger supersonic jets – takes off. according to the companyWho is supported By the US Air Force.
“I have long believed that Overture is the true successor to Concorde,” Former British Airways chief Concorde pilot Mike Bannister said“After experiencing Overture’s flight deck, which is incredibly well designed and a joy to fly, my excitement and enthusiasm for this aircraft has grown even further.”
Boom estimated that flight speeds could reach Mach 1.7, far higher than currently tested, and ground travel could be cut by 20%.
Its maximum range is just under 5,000 miles at an altitude of 60,000 feet – normal flights are about half that altitude – and can accommodate 80 passengers.
Together Three hour, 40 minute trip from NYC to LondonOverture promises travel from New York to Rome, Atlanta to Madrid and Tokyo to Vancouver in approximately four and a half hours.
According to the company, a trip from Washington, D.C., to Dublin will take about three and a half hours, and a trip from Los Angeles to Tahiti will take about four and a half hours, while a trip from Montreal to Paris will take less than four hours. Space.com reported,
In July, boom announced That a “full-scale engine core” would be operational by the end of 2025.
A final timeline for commercial use has not been released.
