Great expectations for supersonic travel as XB-1 breaks sound barrier
The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to supersonic travel.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.
Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone Tuesday on its path to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights. After years of testing and refinement, a pilot flying the aerospace company’s XB-1 scale prototype finally broke the sound barrier during a livestream event—not once, not twice, but three times.
Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.
Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier Tuesday.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on Tuesday.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
The Boom Supersonic aircraft exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight.
XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for "return of commercial supersonic flight"
More than two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, American aircraft company Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 prototype in a test flight above the Mojave Desert. Tuesday's test saw the aircraft fly faster than the speed of sound,
Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded more than two decades ago. Boom Supersonic has contracts with at least two airlines to buy their commercial airliners once they are developed.
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...