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The first supersonic flight of the Boom XB-1, an aircraft that could revolutionize civil aviation
The XB-1 is a demonstrator for the future Boom Overture, which aims to be the first supersonic passenger aircraft made in the ...
Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier
Piloted by former US Navy aviator Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in ...
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 ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
Prototype jet breaches sound barrier in historic flight
Boom Supersonics XB-1 has become the first independently developed aircraft to reach Mach 11 A test aircraft built by Boom ...
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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
equivalent to Mach 0.95, which is just shy of the speed of sound. The test was conducted at a height of 29,481 feet (8,986 meters); while the aircraft flew at this speed in its 10th test ...