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The return to flying faster than sound will start small

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By Thomas Black Verified
| The Economic Times Verified
Aviation 5 min read The FAA's proposal to lift the decades-old ban on supersonic flights over land could revive civilian faster-than-sound travel. Thomas Black Bloomberg Published On Jul 11, 2026 at 08:06 AM IST The X-59 flies as fast as Mach 1.4 and reduces the boom to a muted thud that shouldn’t disturb people on the ground too much.
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The Return to Flying Faster Than Sound Will Start Small

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By Thomas Black Verified
| VettaFi Advisor Perspectives Verified
The Federal Aviation Administration is resurrecting the dream of passengers flying faster than the speed of sound after it recently proposed lifting a ban on supersonic flights over land, which has been in place for more than five decades. The catalyst for the proposed rule change, which is now open for public comment, comes from data collected on flights of NASA’s X-59 aircraft, an experimental supersonic plane built by Lockheed Martin Corp.
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AI Promises to Transform Robotics, Just Not Yet

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By Thomas Black Verified
| VettaFi Advisor Perspectives Verified
The US industrial robot industry is characterized by low growth and highly customized projects. Artificial intelligence holds out the hope to change that, especially when it comes to robots that can move and work safely around humans. The mood was optimistic late last month at the Automate Show in Chicago, where robot makers and software providers peddled their wares. The industry is poised for explosive growth, said a top executive from one of Japan’s largest robot makers.
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