Comparing the Boom Overture to Concorde and its commercial viability.

This lecture will explore civil supersonic aircraft projects from Concorde to present day, including Boom Supersonic leading to the future of supersonic civil transport.

Since the last Concorde touched down for the final time in 2003, commercial aviation has operated at a curious standstill.

Concorde proved supersonic passenger travel was possible, but not scalable. This examines why fuel consumption, sonic boom restrictions, ticket economics, and regulatory barriers prevented Concorde ...

Convair explored turning the B-58 Hustler into a supersonic passenger aircraft years before Concorde. This traces the experimental plans, sonic boom testing over US cities, and why political pressure, ...