How Fast Is a Supersonic Plane?

20 years ago, you could fly in a plane going faster than sound. But, uh... how fast is that?

The famous Concorde supersonic plane could get from New York to London in 3 and a half hours. But then… these planes stopped flying, and we never made any more like them. Now, New York to London takes 7 hours.

But why? What happened to supersonic planes? And more importantly… can we bring them BACK? If you ask NASA, the answer is yes. In our longer episode on supersonic flight, we got to go see the brand new experimental X-59 plane they’re building. Here’s what’s really huge if true: If NASA succeeds, it could bring back commercial supersonic flight, and allow you and I to fly faster than sound.

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