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 ...
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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
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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 ...
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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...
‘Son of Concorde’ jet soars at supersonic speed for the first time ever paving way toward 3.5 hour London-NYC flights
THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first ...
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Supersonic travel is a step closer as Boom flies demonstrator jet above Mach 1
Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...
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Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
Mr Scholl reckons a Symphony prototype will be available for ground testing by the end of the year, and a version with all ...
How weather can impact supersonic flights
A test flight over the Desert Southwest could mark the return of supersonic travel that has been largely sidelined since the ...
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Inside America's First Supersonic Civilian Aircraft
We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 ...