America vs Japan: The Battle to Revive Supersonic Flight

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Supersonic died with Concorde. This film digs up the body and asks if it can fly again. We test the claim on hard edges: half the perceived noise, Mach 1.7 targets, a 52-year US overland ban loosening, United and American placing orders, and Japan’s low-boom science built to kill the crack. We also call the hype when it is hype, from engine partners walking to the carbon maths that must add up in daylight. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @theskydigest. Sources End of an era: Concorde is retired - The Guardian; The Independent 52-year ban on supersonic flight over the US to be lifted - Airways Magazine; FAA The Concorde Redemption - Smithsonian Magazine Unleash American innovation: lift the ban on supersonic flight - US House Committee coverage via Airways Magazine London to New York in 3.5 hours: how Boom is learning from Concorde’s mistakes - Euronews The Economics of Concorde - Etonomics Supersonic Passenger Flights (CRS Report R45404) - Congress.gov American becomes third airline to order Boom Overture - The Guardian Rolls-Royce exits Boom’s supersonic project - FlightGlobal Supersonic transport design technologies - JAXA (aero.jaxa.jp) D-SEND low sonic boom design project - JAXA (aero.jaxa.jp) Japan cancels Mitsubishi SpaceJet - The Guardian Heathrow could get a sonic boom every five minutes - The Guardian United’s supersonic planes would be a massively polluting disaster - Grist Boom Supersonic aims for net-zero carbon by 2025 - NBAA Company developing supersonic aircraft - China Daily via ECNS China is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era - Fast Company China is designing a silent supersonic airplane - Fast Company (Boom CEO quote)