The Story of The Supersonic DC-8
What Made the Douglas DC-8 So Unique in Civil Aviation History? It went supersonic, or faster than the speed of sound. The Douglas DC-8 is an old narrow-body, heavy-lift airliner…
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Check Out This Giant Hand-Made RC Concorde!
Admit it. We all miss seeing Concorde fly. That’s why you have to check out this giant hand-made RC Concorde! Instagram user @Horizon_Hobby posted a video of the 33-foot long…
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Supersonic Comeback? Meet NASA’s X-59 Quesst
NASA and Skunk Works Unveils Experimental Vehicle That Turns Sonic Booms Into Sonic Thumps Are we on the verge of a commercial supersonic comeback? America’s space agency is determined to…
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NASA’s Quieter Supersonic X-59 Approved for Final Assembly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An experimental NASA aircraft designed to perform supersonic commercial travel while reducing the sound generated by sonic booms was approved for final assembly on Thursday. The X-59, also…
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Watch: The Air Force Trots Out the Whole Supersonic Aircraft Lineup
The film “Mission Sonic Boom” was produced in 1959 and explains the phenomenon of sonic booms. Supersonic flight was actually fairly commonplace by the time the film was made. The…
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NASA X-Plane Will Make Supersonic Passenger Travel Over Land a Reality
America’s brightest aviation minds once designed, built and flew all kinds of experimental aircraft. Short wings, long wing, delta-shaped and forward swept, big tails and no tails, high speed and low…
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Supersonic Passenger Travel is Back in Business
Futuristic aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic made waves at the Paris Air Show this week as it revealed its revolutionary aircraft prototype and design, which could hit the skies for testing…
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