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Podcast Ep. #39 – Exosonic is Developing a Low Boom Supersonic Passenger Aircraft

On September 7, 2020 · In Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft, Podcast, Supersonic Flight

Norris Tie is the CEO of Exosonic, a California-based startup that is developing a low sonic boom supersonic passenger aircraft. Norris holds an engineering degree from UCLA, an MBA from Stanford, and before starting Exosonic worked on supersonic aircraft at Northrup Grumman, Virgin Galactic and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

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Podcast Ep. #5 – Concorde Chief Engineer John Britton on Supersonic Flight

On February 11, 2018 · In Aerospace Engineering, Aircraft, Case Studies, History, Jet Engines, Podcast, Supersonic Flight

In this episode I am talking to John Britton. John was the chief engineer of Concorde on the British side of the enterprise from 1994 until Concorde’s demise in 2003. John possesses a wealth of knowledge regarding the engineering behind Concorde, and its heritage in Bristol, UK. Because he was the chief engineer at […]

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