Boom Overture
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The Boom Overture is a supersonic airliner under development by Boom Technology. The aircraft is designed to cruise at a maximum speed of Mach 1.7 or 975 knots, and is expected to reach supersonic spe
Concept art of Boom Overture in flight
Boom Overture pedestal model at Brooklands Museum
Supersonic speed
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Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound. For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C at sea level, this speed is approximately 343.2 m/s. Speeds great
A United States Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet in transonic flight
U.S. Navy F/A-18 approaching the speed of sound. The white cloud forms as a result of the supersonic expansion fans dropping the air temperature below the dew point.
British Airways Concorde in early BA livery at London-Heathrow Airport, in the early 1980s