Watch Nasa’s ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane of the future take off on maiden flight – complete with sonic ‘thump’

WATCH as engineers get one step closer to supersonic travel for the first time since Concorde, after NASA’s “sonic thump” ...

‘Son of Concorde’ Makes Its Maiden Flight

The ‘Son of Concorde’ has taken off for the first time marking a major breakthrough in the return to supersonic air travel. The 100-foot-long plane lifted off from California’s Palmdale Regional ...

Why Did The UK & France Build Concorde With Such A Narrow Nose?

Concorde was the result of a joint program between France's Sud Aviation and the United Kingdom's British Aircraft ...
Airways

Rolls-Royce Olympus: The engine that Propelled Concorde

The Olympus 593 was the soul of Concorde; it was its heartbeat and the force that let it slice through the skies at Mach 2.

'New Concorde' to return in four years and cut hours off UK to US flight time

A new supersonic aircraft that could travel from New York to London in just three hours and 40 minutes is being developed by ...

Watch: Nasa’s supersonic passenger plane makes first flight

Passengers are one step closer to flying supersonic for the first time since Concorde’s retirement after Nasa took its “sonic ...

Incredible Concorde feature still unbeaten 22 years after final flight

Just over two decades have passed since Concorde exited the UK passenger market and no plane has ever topped one important ...
AOL

Concorde’s last flight: Is this the greatest aviation photograph of all time?

On November 26, 2003, supersonic airplane Concorde made its last flight, returning to the airfield near Bristol, in southwest England, where it’s remained since. As this marvel of modern engineering ...

'New Concorde' flies for first time – and it could fly London to New York in 4 hours

A futuristic-looking aircraft that could pave the way for a new Concorde has taken to the skies for the first time. The ...
New Atlas

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes maiden flight

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on ...

The forgotten story of the Boeing 2707, America’s ‘lost Concorde’

If you boil it down to the basic facts, the era of commercial supersonic flight was a European phenomenon. Concorde, its ...
AOL

I toured a Concorde. Take a look inside the discontinued supersonic commercial jet flown by celebrities and royals.

Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs. A Concorde ...