The FAA has proposed scrapping the blanket supersonic ban that has stood since the 1970s, replacing the speed limit with a ground-impact standard that would let boomless jets fly over US land. The shift offers Boom, Hermeus, and other developers a clearer legal path, though engines, market size, route economics, and years of further rulemaking remain major hurdles.
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Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 achieves first supersonic flight at Mach 1.21 over White Sands during its third test flight.
The United States (US) has officially ended its decades-long ban on supersonic commercial flight over land.
the Hyper Sting, concept aircraft equipped with nuclear-powered supersonic engines that can significantly slash transatlantic travel duration.
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