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XB-1’s supersonic flight took place in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, according to Boom Supersonic.
I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic ...
Boom Supersonic on Wednesday unveiled what it hopes to be the first step in letting ordinary people fly ... But the company is not alone in helping paying passengers to break the sound barrier again.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.122, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet at California's Mojave Air & Space Port. This milestone marks a significant step ...
MOJAVE, Calif. - XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial ...
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic. The start-up civil aircraft developer took its XB-1 prototype demonstrator above the speed of sound on three occasions during a test flight over the ...
For the first time, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has moved under its own power, officially kicking off its “taxi ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.
A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound ...
The Boom Supersonic attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. Breaking the sound barrier occurs at 761 mph.
The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.