Hacker News with Generative AI: Supersonic Flight

It's Far Too Soon to Let Supersonic Flights Rip Across the Country (jalopnik.com)
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground during the final test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator in February, its prospective airliner still isn't allowed to break the sound barrier over the United States.
Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, Regulation, United States
6 points by rntn 1 day ago | 0 comments
A new bill could lift the outdated ban on supersonic flight over land (boomsupersonic.com)
A new bill could lift the outdated ban on supersonic flight over land, unlocking the future of fast and quiet travel.
Aviation, Legislation, Supersonic Flight
6 points by garrettgarcia 9 days ago | 5 comments
The Evolution of Supersonic Inlet Design (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Aerospace Engineering, Supersonic Flight, Design
6 points by JumpCrisscross 32 days ago | 0 comments
Virgin Atlantic Concorde: Richard Branson's Quixotic Supersonic Quest (simpleflying.com)
Virgin Atlantic, Concorde, Supersonic Flight, Aviation History, Richard Branson
5 points by belter 71 days ago | 0 comments
NASA shows shock waves as Boom's supersonic demonstrator breaks sound barrier (boomsupersonic.com)
Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, partnered with NASA to capture specialized photography during supersonic flight tests of its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1.
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, NASA
4 points by amichail 81 days ago | 0 comments
Supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom (boomsupersonic.com)
As demonstrated on XB-1, supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom.
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Technology, Sound
12 points by pr337h4m 102 days ago | 3 comments
A privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound (arstechnica.com)
High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122.
Aviation, Supersonic Flight, Technology
7 points by thunderbong 115 days ago | 0 comments
Boom's XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic (techcrunch.com)
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.
Aviation, Aerospace, Technology, Supersonic Flight
57 points by skadamat 115 days ago | 44 comments
Boom: America's answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight (cnn.com)
Aviation, Technology, Supersonic Flight, United States
19 points by ksec 115 days ago | 4 comments
Boom XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] (youtube.com)
Aviation, Technology, Supersonic Flight, Video
713 points by rayhaanj 115 days ago | 526 comments
Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today (space.com)
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, News
75 points by bemmu 115 days ago | 120 comments
Civil aircraft flies supersonic for first time since Concorde (dawnaerospace.com)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand – 19 November 2024 – Multinational aerospace company Dawn Aerospace has made history with the successful supersonic flight of its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft, making it one of the fastest privately-developed aircraft on the planet.
Aviation, Aerospace, Supersonic Flight
5 points by geox 183 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde completes test flight (scmp.com)
A Chinese company says it has conducted a test flight of a prototype commercial transport plane that can travel at Mach 4 – or twice the speed of a Concorde.
Aviation, China, Technology, Supersonic Flight
6 points by okasaki 207 days ago | 0 comments
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (space.com)
Aviation, Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Prototypes, Technology
123 points by belter 261 days ago | 119 comments
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator completes second test flight (aerotime.aero)
Aerospace, Aviation, Supersonic Flight, Test Flights
10 points by teractiveodular 269 days ago | 1 comments