Richard Branson-backed mini-concorde that can fly London to New York in 3.5 hours

Meet'Baby Boom': Richard Branson-backed mini-concorde that can fly from London to New York in 3.5 hours is unveiled The subscale XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator prototype was created by aerospace firm Boom The jet is nicknamed'Baby Boom' and will be scaled up as a passenger plane for 45 passengers The Virgin Galactic tycoon already has options to buy 10 of the new supersonic Boom jets They will reach 1,451mph - 100mph faster than Concorde - and travel from New York to London in 3.5 hours The prototype jet was built in Colorado by former Amazon executive and Boom CEO Blake Scholl The jet is nicknamed'Baby Boom' and will be scaled up as a passenger plane for 45 passengers They will reach 1,451mph - 100mph faster than Concorde - and travel from New York to London in 3.5 hours A sub-scale prototype of a futuristic supersonic passenger airliner has been revealed for the first time, ahead of its official unveiling tonight. Claimed to be the'world's fastest civil aircraft ever made', the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator is due to take off on its first test flight in late 2017 and could take passengers from London to New York in 3.5 hours. Millions of devastated Tinder users are forced to spend a... Is Spotify damaging your hard drive? A bug that could harm... Google's self-driving cars can now perform tricky... The smartwatch that NEVER needs charging: Timepiece draws... Millions of devastated Tinder users are forced to spend a... Is Spotify damaging your hard drive?