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Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...
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'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound barrier – and its first supersonic test flight takes off today (28 ...
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Boom test flight live: 'New Concorde' prototype jet break sound barrier
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde has broken the sound barrier on its first test flight Boom Supersonic tested its XB-1 jet above the Mojave Desert in California The US ...
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Writer Calls Band Reunion Comedy a ‘Self-Contained Little Fairy Tale’ | Video
Director James Griffiths and actors/writers Tim Key and Tom Basden always meant to turn their 2007 short film “The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island” — about a lottery winner who ...
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: James Griffiths’ Soulful and Winsome Crowd-Pleaser Makes the Heart Sing
Herb is short on cash to produce his next album, so he accepts Charles’s offer and arrives on the Wallis Island shores, stepping knee-deep into the cool waters, only to fall into the sea ...
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Sebastian Stan’s Girlfriend Annabelle Wallis Makes Rare Comment Celebrating His Oscar Nomination
Annabelle Wallis is supporting her leading man. The Peaky Blinders alum, who has been dating Sebastian Stan for two years, made a rare comment about their relationship while reacting to the news ...
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Watch: New ‘Concorde’ breaks the speed of sound for first time
The US company is seeking to revive the technology more than two decades after Concorde was retired by British Airways amid struggles to make the finances add up. Boom hopes to tap into what it ...
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‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Cozy Crowdpleaser in the Register of John Carney
While James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is built on a smidge of deception — Nell and Herb long ago parted ways, both personally and professionally, and it’s quite clear Herb ...
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‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ Review: Carey Mulligan Hits Just The Right Note In A Melancholy Musical Rom-Com – Sundance Film Festival
The snap, crackle and pop of vinyl marks the start of The Ballad of Wallis Island, a music-themed rom-com that’s half-whimsical com and half-unrequited rom. In the absence of a new film by John ...
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New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 ...