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# Supersonic

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# Supersonic
Fighter jets escort plane to Scottish airport after communications fail
The jets travelled at supersonic speed to catch up with the airliner.
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Oct 28th 2016, 8:20 PM
# LIVE FOREVER
Those legendary 1996 Oasis Dublin Point gigs get a major shoutout in the Supersonic documentary
Were you there?
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Oct 3rd 2016, 10:12 AM
# Comeback
Concorde fans are so dedicated they could have it back in the skies in four years
A group of Concorde enthusiasts says it’s raised enough funds to buy one and get it flying again.
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Sep 19th 2015, 2:05 PM
# magic
Planes yesterday flew at near-supersonic speeds due to a helpful jet stream
Flights that would normally take more than six hours arrived in less than five hours and 20 minutes.
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Jan 9th 2015, 7:02 PM
# I jump therefore...
Supersonic skydiver fell faster than THOUGHT
Final data from Felix Baumgartner jump shows that he dropped faster than the speed of a human thought…
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Feb 7th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Zooooooom
US military to trial world's fastest-ever plane
The Falcon HTV-2, which will be launched at 3pm Irish time, can travel at 13,000mph – that’s Dublin to NYC in 14m 42sec.
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Aug 11th 2011, 2:52 PM