Sentences with phrase «on supersonic flights»
The inability to turn a profit on supersonic flights between the U.S. and Europe is what ultimately killed the Concorde.
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Clinton called for increased research on supersonic flight, noise reduction, weather prediction, and navigation and control systems.
That data will be passed on to regulators as support for new rules on supersonic flight — which could in turn give the aerospace industry the green light to develop practical applications.
Not exact matches
Virgin Galactic's SS2 on its first supersonic flight (Photo: MarsScientific.com and Clay Center Observatory)
If they can survive the shock wave and not shatter into bits, if the pilot understands the wild readings on the instruments, they soon pass into the smoothness and serenity of supersonic flight.
Other historical gems in the aviation hangar include a 1976 Concorde supersonic airliner donated by Air France after its last flight on June 12, 2003; a 1967 Lockheed SR - 71A Blackbird reconnaissance jet capable of Mach 3.3; and a 1938 Boeing 307 Stratoliner, the first passenger plane with a pressurized cabin.
On the aeronautics side, the budget offers $ 624 million in funding in a move the OMB said «paves the way for eventual over-land commercial supersonic flights and safer, more efficient air travel with a strong program of aeronautics research.»
Jason RhianApril 5th The SpaceShip Company, using its VSS Unity spacecraft, successfully completed the vehicle's first supersonic, rocket - powered test flight on Thursday, April 5.
Virgin Galactic's new spaceship climbed at supersonic speed over California's Mojave Desert on Thursday in the company's first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014.