Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO

Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO

XB-1 made its maiden flight in Mojave, California. The XB-1 program paves the way for the design and development of Boom’s commercial plane Overture, which promises to the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet. | Courtesy Boom Supersonic via CNN Newsource (CNN) — Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone mome…

Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. The XB-1, a technology demonstrator aircraft built by Colorado-based Boom Supersonic, successfully completed its first test flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, it was annou…

Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. The XB-1, a technology demonstrator aircraft built by Colorado-based Boom Supersonic, successfully completed its first test flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, it was annou…