November 4, 2020

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AWS and Boom Supersonic partner on worlds fastest aircraft

AWS and Boom Supersonic partner on worlds fastest aircraft

Denver-based aviation company Boom Supersonic has utilised Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology in the design and manufacture of the world’s fastest aircraft. Boom Supersonic has developed Overture, a supersonic airliner due to take to the skies in 2025. The company unveiled XB-1, the demonstrator aircraft for Overture, in October 2020. Supersonic aircraft fly faster than the [] The post AWS and B

oom Supersonic partner on world’s fastest aircraft appeared first on Verdict.

Author: Ellen Daniel

Date: 2020-12-01

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