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The Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk, [2] initially known as the Boeing T-X (later Boeing–Saab T-X), [3] [4] is an American–Swedish transonic advanced jet trainer produced by Boeing with Saab. In September 2018, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected it for the T-X program to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon as the service's advanced jet trainer.
In December 2017, Japan Airlines was confirmed to have pre-ordered up to 20 jets among the commitments to 76 from five airlines. [13] Boom CEO Blake Scholl thinks 2,000 supersonic jets will connect 500 cities and one-way tickets between London and New York will be priced around £2,000, comparable with existing subsonic business class. [14]
On April 16, 2024, the FAA issued a special license for the XB-1 to exceed Mach 1 at the nearby Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor. Test flights to Mach 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 are planned for later in 2024. [24] On August 26, 2024, the XB-1 took off from Mojave, California, for its second test flight, piloted by chief test pilot Tristan Brandenburg. [25]
See which airlines are lining up to buy the future supersonic jets, which Boom says can cruise twice as fast as modern passenger jets. Boom Supersonic shares new jet details as work on Greensboro ...
That’s twice the speed and 50% more altitude than leading widebody aircraft like the Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350 — as a result, Overture would travel between London and New York in about ...
The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with 4,300 pounds-force [lbf] (19 kN) of thrust. [14]
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: ... New Zealand/Netherlands: Rocket: Experimental: 2024: Prototype: 1: First supersonic civil aircraft since the Concorde [1] Douglas D ...
The T-X program is a United States Air Force development and acquisition program for a new two-seat jet trainer to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon. On 27 September 2018, the US Air Force selected the Boeing/Saab T-X entry to become its trainer aircraft. [1] The new aircraft was given the designation and name "T-7 Red Hawk" in September 2019. [2]