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South Korea Launching Near-Supersonic Hyperloop Rival
South Korea is launching a new initiative to develop a near-supersonic public transport system, capable of speeds of almost 1,000km/h, faster than a maglev train (pictured above), which is capable of 500km/h, and making it the first potential rival for Elon Musk’s Hyperloop system, which is currently in development in…
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Boom – The Supersonic Startup Gets Support From Virgin
When you think of startups, you often think of a small group of people working on a new gadget or maybe a new piece of software. Boom is a little different, the startup looks to create the world’s fastest passenger plane. Boom looks to create a plane that will go…
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NASA Develop Sonic Boom Monitoring Probe
NASA are fully invested in the development of craft that is capable of achieving supersonic speeds in a way more subtle than the typical sonic boom. Having already invested $20 million in a prototype X-plane designed by Lockheed Martin, now NASA has a better way of gathering data that may…
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NASA to Spend $20 Million on New Supersonic X-Plane
In a bid to develop a plane that could fly over land at supersonic speeds without disturbing those on the ground, NASA has awarded $20 million to Lockheed Martin to develop the concept. This craft will be known as the “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft and will be part of…
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Could Hypersonic Air Travel Become a Reality?
Air travel has become the norm within today’s fast past society, from the extremely affordable ticket prices coupled with the package holiday’s that have become part of many people’s yearly quest for adventure. But, what is next for air travel? Can it be developed to the point whereby consumers are…
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Elon Musk’s Supersonic Hyperloop Opening Time Revealed
The future of tomorrow, today. Well not entirely, but it is getting closer and we know have an official time frame for the Supersonic Hyperloop train by Elon Musk and his team. The plans have long existed and they’ve come closer to reality every day. 2016 will be the year…
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‘Concord 2’ Hypersonic Airbus Being Developed!
Airbus are known for their giant airplanes, and it’s not hard to know why, as they’re used all over the world to transport people and materials. Their new design hopes to improve on that by allowing them to travel at speeds of up to four and a half times the…
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Russia Wants to Build Supersonic Transport Plane
It is usually North Korea that is in the headlines when we hear some ridiculous news, like flying to the sun and back in one night. This time it is Russia that is trying to grab the world’s most ridiculous headline with their proposed new super airplane. The Kremlin propaganda outfit…
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