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 ...

On 28 January 2025, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft achieved a record speed of Mach 1.13 during a flight over the ...

The XB-1 is a demonstrator for the future Boom Overture, which aims to be the first supersonic passenger aircraft made in the ...

Imagine flying from New York to Los Angeles in just two hours—a dream that has lingered in the minds of travel enthusiasts ...

The aircraft then pushed on to supersonic speeds. Once the aircraft hit Mach 1.1, engineers remotely ... a planned supersonic passenger airliner intended to start regular commercial operations ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...

The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire on an Air Busan airplane at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Son Hyung-joo/Yonhap via AP) ...

Not all military aircraft are designed for combat or reconnaissance. There are plenty created to transport whatever needs ...

A passenger plane has caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea, but all 176 people on board have been safely evacuated SEOUL, South Korea -- A passenger plane caught fire before ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but authorities said ...

Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...