Boom Supersonic’s X-B1 Plane Breaks Sound Barrier, Bringing Supersonic Travel Closer to Reality
The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...
USA Today11d
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
It’s not clear where the sonic boom created by the X-1 will be heard ... with the next successful test into the T-38 aircraft ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft ...
New Atlas9d
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 ... without causing a sonic boom. "It has been a privilege and a highlight of my career ...
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.
Winston-Salem Journal10d
Boom succeeds with first attempts at breaking sound barrier
The XB-1 prototype accelerated smoothly to reach as fast as Mach 1.11 at about 35,000 feet at 11:33 a.m., 11:38 a.m. and ...
Space.com12d
Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
Putting the aircraft under this strain at transonic speed, just below the speed of sound, demonstrates the ... number until we inevitably make that sonic boom," Nick Sheryka, c hief flight ...
The Indianapolis Star11d
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
It’s not clear where the sonic boom created by the X-1 will be heard ... aircraft that flew up to Mach 0.9+, or near the speed of sound, while maneuvering. In 2024, XB-1 completed 10 test ...