Sonic boom: Tokyo to New York in six hours?

From: Japan Inc. | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: Wahlin, Willhemina | Copyright information

"Yes, only rich people can afford to take a Concorde," states concorde-jet.com. There's no doubting the Concorde had its fans, but like all good things, it too came to an end, the curtains closing on the elite's day-tripping flight service on October 24, 2003. In its wake is an industry in post 9/11 turmoil, where it's more common for an airline to go bust than boom. Despite this, a consortium of researchers from the United States, Europe and Japan are exploring new ways of bringin...

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