How the 'son of Concorde' could revive the supersonic dream
How the 'son of Concorde' could revive the supersonic dream A United Airlines order for 15 planes from Boom reignites the debate over transatlantic flights at faster than the speed of sound 9 June 2021 • 3:25pm An artist's impression of United Airlines Boom Supersonic Overture jet Credit: Boom Supersonic via AP Captain Jock Lowe will never forget the first time he flew Concorde. “I’d never actually seen the aeroplane before,” he says. “I can remember that it was a February morning, we walked around the hangar and there it was.” Concorde’s maiden commercial flight was on Janu...
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