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China tests new Mach 4 turbojet engine, could be used in PLA spy planes
Chinese scientists have tested a turbojet engine, capable of touching Mach 4 speeds, sparking rumors of a new SR-71-like spy ...
Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier
Piloted by former US Navy aviator Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in ...
Top 5: The Private Jets That Can Currently Fly The Furthest
The Gulfstream G650 is a large business jet able to transport from 11 to 18 passengers, with a range of 7,000 nautical miles ...
What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft
Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...
Yahoo25d
US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
This was the primary objective of the test flight and it is a greater pressure than the aircraft would experience flying at Mach 1.1. The company will now review the data of Test Flight 11 and it ...
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Mach 20 In A Wind Tunnel: Yes, It’s Rocket Science
This is evidenced by there not being any propeller driven aircraft that can exceed Mach 1. Since an aircraft can’t reach those speeds with a propeller, it follows that a wind tunnel cannot be ...
TechCrunch11d
Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane notched the historic achievement in its 12th test flight. It cleared Mach 1 and stayed supersonic for ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet that will fly passengers from London to NYC in 3.5hrs shares first major update of 2025
"Flight 11 again reached a transonic top speed of Mach 0.95, faster than the cruising speed of today’s airliners," the company said in a flight test update. "An aircraft flies transonic when it ...