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Supersonic aviation modernization is key to US aerospace leadership

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For over half a century, there has been a speed limit in the sky. It is long overdue for that to change. American company Boom Supersonic has developed a next-generation aircraft designed to fly faster than the speed of sound, without an audible sonic boom hitting the ground. This groundbreaking aerospace technology has put high-speed travel within reach for the first time since the Concorde. Now, the question is no longer whether supersonic flights will return to commercial air routes, but when. 

The first supersonic passenger flight made history on Jan. 21, 1976, when the Concorde took off, marking a new era for commercial aviation. The jet set a new benchmark for speed and innovation, flying at altitudes of 50,000 to 60,000 feet, nearly twice that of standard commercial planes. In 2003,........

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