Is supersonic passenger travel set to make a comeback?

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On October, 24 2003, the last Concorde jet went out of service. What began as a promise of supersonic travel for all, ended as a museum exhibit of a false dawn. However, that may be changing with companies such as Aerion and Spike Aerospace looking to take business jets supersonic. At Aviation 2014, an annual event of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, NASA presented examples of the space agency’s work on new technologies that could lead to a revival of civilian supersonic travel within the next 15 years... Continue Reading Is supersonic passenger travel set to make a comeback?

Section: Aircraft

Tags: Aircraft, Aviation, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Supersonic, Travel

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