Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.
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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...
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Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live
Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time ...
Jet breaks sound barrier in bid to revive supersonic travel
STORY: The return of supersonic air travel just might have come a step closer. U.S. startup Boom Supersonic sent its XB-1 jet ...
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 ...
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Beyond Mach 1: World’s first independent supersonic jet XB-1 breaks sound barrier
In a significant advancement in aerospace engineering, the XB-1, a prototype supersonic aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic ...
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 ...
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Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If the X-59 successfully muzzles its sonic boom, it could change commercial aviation forever, allowing transportation agencies to consider lifting the speed limits over land—and airlines to hot ...