#Supersonic
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American Airlines to buy 20 jets from Boom Supersonic | TechCrunch
American Airlines will buy up to 20 jets from Boom Supersonic, an aircraft maker that aims to commercialize supersonic, and super-fast, flight.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
If Lockheed Martin's Hypersonic SR-72 Jet Is Successful, Flight Will Never Be The Same
Twice as fast as its predecessor, the SR-71 Blackbird.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Quick and quiet: Supersonic flight promises to hush the sonic boom
The Bell X-1, piloted by U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager, reached 700 mph on Oct. 14, 1947. At Mach 1.06, it was the first airplane to fly faster than the speed of sound. But at speeds greater than Mach 1, air pressure disturbances around airplanes merge to form shock waves that create sonic booms, heard and felt 30 miles away.
