Could supersonic passenger flight finally make a comeback? | The Current
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It’s been over 20 years since the last Concorde flight, and now engineers are working to bring back supersonic passenger flights. Bob van der Linden, curator of air transportation and special purpose aircraft at the U.S. National Air and Space Museum, tells us what it was like aboard the last Air France Concorde flight in 2003. Peter Coen, integration manager for NASA’s Quesst mission, discusses the agency’s work to quiet the sonic boom that planes create and what he thinks the future of supersonic flight will look like. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.
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