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Concorde: A supersonic comeback for the legend

The race in the skies has begun with the new XB-1.(Bild: boomsupersonic.com)

Passenger air travel as fast as a fighter jet, only much more comfortable - more than 20 years after the last take-off of the legendary Concorde, a US test aircraft reaches more than 1235 km/h. The dream lives on.

Boom Supersonic is the name of the American company that has started a new race in the sky. During a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California, its prototype XB-1 breaks the sound barrier of more than 1235 km/h three times within half an hour. The plan behind it: In a few years, the Jet Overture will take off again for supersonic journeys with up to 88 passengers on board. At a cruising altitude of just under 22 kilometers and a speed of Mach 1.7 or 2100 km/h.