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  1. NASA’s X-59 Completes First Taxi Test.
    NASA’s X-59 supersonic jet aced its first runway test, moving closer to quiet, faster-than-sound civilian flights. Designed to swap sonic booms for soft "thumps," it's set to fly by late 2025.

    #NASA #X59 #SupersonicFlight #QuietBoom #AviationInnovation #LockheedMartin #FutureOfFlight #JAXA #TECHi

    Read Full Article Here :- techi.com/nasa-x59-quiet-super

  2. #boomsupersonic #supersonic #planes #flight #aviation #concorde #jet #aircraft #flying #technology #science #aeroplane #airplane #XB-1 #supersonicflight #soundbarrier #sonicboom #overture
    I’ve been following “Boom Supersonic” and “Tokamak Energy” on the internet for years now, and it’s great to see the breakthrough from Boom today. Hopefully Overture will be a lot nearer, and supersonic passenger flights will soon be flying again!

    news.sky.com/story/new-concord

  3. "Concorde guzzled four times more fuel than a jumbo jet like the Boeing 747, which could also carry nearly 500 passengers (Concorde's cramped seating arrangement could carry just 100). And a round-trip ticket in the 1990s could cost as much as $10,000 — about $20,000 in today's money."

    #aviation #concorde #avgeeks #avgeeksofmastodon #BritishAirways #AirFrance #civilaviation #airlines #transatlantic #supersonicflight

    RE:
    https://press.coop/users/NPR/statuses/111467580947492841