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The X-Factor: 22,000 Pounds Of Thrust Just Got Quieter

Jay Stowe
October 06, 2020

The Concorde completed its last transatlantic flight in 2003, but commercial aviation has been pining for a chance to rekindle the romance of flying at the speed of sound. That chance just got one step closer to reality.

In August, NASA took delivery of the first F414-GE-100 engine for its X-59 QueSST plane, a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft that will fly faster than Mach 1 and higher than most high-performance aircraft at 55,000 feet.

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Supersonic Flight

Power Play: Jet Engines Won’t Be The Only GE Tech Powering New Civilian Supersonic Jet

Tomas Kellner
December 16, 2019
It’s been 16 years since the Concorde landed for the last time and the iconic supersonic jet became a coveted museum exhibit. But engineers working on civilian supersonic jets are nowhere near ready to give up on their dreams. If you listen to them, we’re about to enter an era where quieter and more fuel-efficient supersonic jets will again zip across the sky.
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Supersonic Flight

This News Travels Fast: Boeing’s Partnership With Aerion Could Supercharge Supersonic Travel

Tomas Kellner
February 08, 2019

Time-strapped travelers will like the sound of this. Early in February, Boeing announced it would partner with Aerion Supersonic, a Nevada company that has spent the last two decades developing a supersonic business jet called the AS2. Boeing said in a news release it would “provide engineering, manufacturing and flight test resources, as well as strategic vertical content, to bring Aerion’s AS2 supersonic business jet to market.”

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Hold on to Your Seats: NASA Breathes New Life Into Commercial Supersonic Flight

June 22, 2015
The team studying lightning on top of the Empire State Building used an early high-speed camera developed by Sir Charles Boys to photograph strikes. Below: A description of the work. Image credits: Museum of Innovation and Science Schenectady
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