How Quick Thinking Saved the First Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier

Boom Supersonic unveils new design for Overture supersonic jet

TIL there were supersonic passenger airplanes in the past that could go up to 1500 mph. However, our current commercial airliners only cruise at the speed of 575 mph : r/todayilearned

Chuck Yeager's 1947 Flight Inspired Our Supersonic Ambitions

Why has the speed of airliners remained more or less a constant over the years? Can we expect to fly from Toronto to Melbourne in an hour by 2050? - Quora

Throwback: When A Douglas DC-8 Broke The Sound Barrier In 1961

Flight: 100 Years of Aviation: R. G. Grant: 9780789489104: : Books

Supersonic DC-8, i.e. the Concorde wasn't the first Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier - The Aviation Geek Club

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Riding a Wild Wind, a Norwegian 787 Breaks a Speed Record

Why Is Supersonic Flight Banned, Actually? - History-Computer

The Final Flight of the Concordes

Smithsonian Magazine focuses on the Bell X-1, first aircraft to break the sound barrier - Capitol Communicator

How Concorde Pushed the Limits – Then Pushed Them Too Far

How NASA makes your airplane flights better than ever - CNET