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Is Airbus Planning to Bring Back the Concorde?
Is Airbus Planning to Bring Back the Concorde?

5 Aug 2015, 11:35 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Concorde was one of only two supersonic aircraft that ever entered commercial service. Yet, it was still about two times slower than what Airbus has in mind

 
Supersonic Submarine Could Go From Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 Minutes
Supersonic Submarine Could Go From Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 Minutes

25 Aug 2014, 16:57 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Chinese scientists have allegedly found a way to use the technology developed by the Soviet military during the cold war called supercavitation. The recent discovery is reportedly an important step ...

 
Meet the Soviet Supersonic Aircraft TU-144, the Result of the Cold War’s Competition
Meet the Soviet Supersonic Aircraft TU-144, the Result of the Cold War’s Competition

6 Jun 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While the French and British were working together to create the Concorde, the Soviets had their own version of the supersonic aircraft, called Tu-144. In total, the Russian made sixteen aircra...

 
Concorde Crash Blamed on Continental Airlines
Concorde Crash Blamed on Continental Airlines

6 Dec 2010, 11:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A ten-year long saga ended this week in France, where a local court made its decision and announced who is to blame for the 2000 airplane crash which brought down not only the involved Concorde airc...

 
Aerion Jet to Revive Supersonic Civilian Flight
Aerion Jet to Revive Supersonic Civilian Flight

26 Jul 2010, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most exciting ways to travel, supersonic flight, might get another chance at stardom following Concorde's grounding in 2003, thanks to a company called Aerion and the project they ar...

 
Concorde Will Take to the Skies Again
Concorde Will Take to the Skies Again

28 Jun 2010, 14:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On January 21, 1976, mankind saw one of its long time dreams come true: a supersonic aircraft for passengers took off, bringing back all that wishful thinking of the 1950s that soon, supersonic will...