Life after Concorde: Bringing back supersonic air travel

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Life after Concorde: Bringing back supersonic air travel

  1. Among the brave is aerospace start-up Boom Supersonic, which was founded in Colorado less than four years ago,
  2. Aerion in Nevada, which kick-started the race to revive supersonic air travel 16 years ago.

Both American enterprises are developing airliners that could transport passengers above 50,000 feet (15,200m) in the air – about 15,000 feet (4,500m) higher than commercial air traffic – in order to reach speeds of at speeds of 1,000mph (1,609kmh) and more.

Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/2018/07/19/life-after-concorde-bringing-back-supersonic-air-travel

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