’Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet crushes speed test – here’s how long it would take to travel from London to NYC

It really does bring nan boom.

A supersonic craft nicknamed nan “Son of Concorde” neared Mach 1 — nan velocity of sound — successful a successful trial connected Tuesday, that could lead to travelers flying betwixt New York and London successful conscionable complete 3½ hours.

The single-seat XB-1, a 201-foot-long trial exemplary by American institution Boom Technology, reached 499 knots — astir 574 miles per hr — during nan milestone trial astatine 23,015 feet supra Mojave, California.

A supersonic craft nicknamed nan “Son of Concorde” neared Mach 1 — nan velocity of sound — successful a successful trial connected Tuesday. Boom Supersonic

It was nan seventh of 10 planned flights since March that were carried retired by erstwhile Navy trial aviator Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, continuing “progress toward supersonic flight,” according to nan company, and soaring person to restoring nan accelerated shape of aerial recreation efficaciously and safely.

Its predecessor, nan Concorde, could alert from London to New York successful nether 3 hours earlier it was retired successful 2003, not agelong aft a catastrophic Air France clang successful Paris successful July 2000 that killed 109 connected committee and 4 group connected nan ground.

Both American Airlines and United Airlines person inked deals to alert nan groundbreaking planes should Boom’s broader Overture task — its planned fleet of full-sized rider supersonic jets — return off, according to nan company, which is backed by nan U.S. Air Force.

“I’ve agelong believed that Overture is nan rightful successor to Concorde,” said erstwhile British Airways Chief Concorde Pilot Mike Bannister. “After experiencing Overture’s formation deck, which is incredibly good designed and delightful to fly, my excitement and enthusiasm for this craft has only intensified.”

Boom predicted formation speeds could scope Mach 1.7, acold beyond existent testing, and trim recreation complete onshore by 20%.

Its max scope is conscionable nether 5,000 miles astatine a 60,000-foot cruising altitude — emblematic flights are astir half of that tallness — and could accommodate up to 80 passengers.

Along with a three-hour, 40-minute travel from NYC to London, Overture promises recreation from New York to Rome, Atlanta to Madrid, and Tokyo to Vancouver successful astir 4½ hours.

The XB-1 is an experimental trade aiming to reconstruct supersonic commercialized aerial travel. Boom Supersonic

A travel from Washington, D.C. to Dublin would log astir 3½ hours, and Los Angeles to Tahiti would return astir 4½ hours, according to nan company, while a travel from Montreal to Paris would beryllium nether 4 hours, Space.com reported.

In July, Boom announced that a “full-scale motor core” would beryllium operational by nan extremity of 2025.

A last timeline for commercialized usage has not been released.