· 11hBoom XB-1 Jet Breaks Sound Barrier, Paving Way for Supersonic Passenger Planes (Again)
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger planes (back) closer to reality. Reaching over 35,000 feet, the “Baby Boom” plane took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on January 28, reaching Mach 1.122 for the first time—around 750 miles per hour.
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...
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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first timeBoom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
An American company designing a new passenger aircraft with the ability to fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles in just 8.5 ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)NASA and Lockheed Martin recently released photos of the X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet conducting tests of its afterburner, ...
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