America’s Supersonic Jet Is BACK — New York to London in 3.5 Hours!

For more than 20 years, no paying passenger has flown faster than sound. Now an American startup, Boom Supersonic, has broken the sound barrier with its own test jet, built a giant factory in North Carolina, started building its own engine, and lined up around 130 airline orders and pre-orders. Here's how supersonic travel died, and how it could come back. ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 Supersonic is back 0:45 Part 1: The rise and fall of Concorde 1:53 How a sonic boom works 3:22 2003: the end of supersonic travel 3:53 Part 2: A startup in Denver 6:14 Breaking the sound barrier 6:38 "Boomless cruise" explained 7:24 Part 3: Meet Overture 8:16 The heat problem at Mach 1.7 9:09 What a flight on Overture could feel like 9:48 The Overture Superfactory 10:10 The engine problem: Symphony 11:11 Part 4: Who's buying it? 12:02 The order book: United, American, JAL 12:41 NASA's X-59 13:04 Part 5: The hurdles ahead 14:26 The world gets smaller 14:58 Would you fly it? 📌 Footage: NASA X-59 (public domain, images.nasa.gov). NASA footage is shown for illustration only. It is not Boom Supersonic's aircraft, and NASA does not endorse this video. Other visuals are original animations. Figures and timelines are based on public announcements and may change. 💬 Would you pay extra to cut your flight time in half? Tell us in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for more on the megaprojects and technology shaping America's future. #Supersonic #BoomSupersonic #Aviation