Supersonic ‘Son of Concorde’ jet to make test flight this year before ‘3.5-hour NYC to London trips’ in 2029
THE prototype for supersonic jets that can fly from London to New York in just 80 minutes may be taking flight by the end of the year.
Aviation company Boom Supersonic is getting closer to its goal of providing flights at a rate faster than the speed of sound.
In turn, the testing will help ready the company's Overture aircraft, which is dubbed the "son of Concorde," for its first flight in 2029.
Overture will reportedly be able to fly passengers from the United Kingdom to the United States in just 3.5 hours.
"Overture is revolutionary in its design, and it will fundamentally change how we think about distance," he added.
As such, test-flying the prototype is an important milestone for the company, which has ambitions of developing both sustainable and supersonic flights.
“I believe in a future where more people go more places," Scholl told Yahoo.
"Think about crossing the Atlantic in under four hours, leaving the East Coast in the morning, and making it to a dinner meeting in Europe on the same day," he added.