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Didn't take off: what happened to supersonic passenger aviation

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Olexandra Malevich 06.01.2017, 23:00

At the end of 2016, British entrepreneur, billionaire and founder of the Virgin Group Corporation, Richard Branson presented a prototype of a supersonic passenger aircraft Boom. In addition to this, he also promised that in six years it will be possible to fly from London to New York for about $5,000 and three and a half hours. On board will be up to fifty passenger seats, well, and test flights are promised at the end of 2017. The company believes that they are able to occupy more than five hundred routes around the world. From such statements, those who are younger, chorus exclaimed "wow", and those who are older - let a stingy tear in memory of aviation, which was ahead of itself for decades, burned out and fell into oblivion. Namely about supersonic civil aviation, which appeared 46 years ago.

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