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Supersonic commercial air travel is on its way
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The XB-1's first supersonic flight last month broke the sound barrier above the Mojave Desert while producing a sonic boom that was inaudible from the ground.
Boom's success highlights the potential of the private sector to deliver large-scale passenger air travel.
Unlike the Concorde and the state-made Tu-144, only a fraction of Boom's assets have come from government sources.
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English
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58
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