Sentences with phrase «supersonic passenger»

William Shurcliff was a Harvard physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project in World War II, helped stop supersonic passenger planes in the 1960s, and took a big interest in passive solar and superinsulated building in the 1970s and»80s.

The «C» in the title referred to the supersonic passenger jet airplane the Concorde.

We've reported before about a Colorado - based aircraft manufacturer called Boom, which is developing a next - generation supersonic passenger plane.

The Denver - based company is developing a new - generation supersonic aircraft, which flies at Mach 2.2, and JAL will now collaborate with Boom to refine the aircraft design and help define the supersonic passenger experience.

But it still nags at him that he turned down his chance to fly on the Concorde — and because the supersonic passenger aircraft was retired in 2003, he never will.

The new experimental plane is designed to return supersonic passenger air travel to routes over land.

Not exact matches

Under the agreement, it will help «refine» the aircraft's design and help determine what it would be like for passengers on board an eventual supersonic jet.

Scholl says passengers could be traveling on his company's supersonic planes within the next decade.

However, plans for building the first section of Hyperloop are alive and well for the supersonic train that can carry passengers at speeds up to 800 miles per hour.

Hyperloop One, a three - year - old, L.A. - based company working to create near - supersonic trains that can whisk both passengers and cargo in giant pneumatic tubes at speeds of many hundreds of miles per h

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.