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Boom breaks sound barrier

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Boom Supersonic's prototype jet breaks the speed of sound

A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday above the Mojave Desert in California. Why it matters: Exceeding Mach 1 speed — 770 miles per hour — is an important milestone in the quest by Boom Supersonic,

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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.

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What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed the sound barrier with an aircraft it had developed.

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Neither American nor Russian, the secret Chinese missile that hits 9 times the speed of sound

Reports are growing of a weapon that could threaten even the most advanced enemy aircraft, with hypersonic speeds posing ...

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For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound

High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ...

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