Royal Aeronautical Society9d
Boom boasts supersonic success with XB-1
More than 20 years since the final Concorde flight, is a small US start-up now on course to bring back supersonic air travel?
CNN18d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the ...
The Conversation20d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback – but despite the hype, don’t expect to book yet
Chris James receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and the US Office of Naval Research. Late last week, American ...
Mint24d
Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier - Here’s what it means for air travel
American aerospace startup Boom Supersonic achieved a historic milestone by breaking the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator jet. The monumental test flight was broadcast live from California ...
The Independent24d
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl praised his team for accomplishing a feat that has been confined to the work of governments and militaries for the last two decades. He said he hopes ...
Couriermail24d
Major update on supersonic plane designed to fly Melbourne to Los Angeles in 8.5 hours
XB-1 reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 – becoming the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet. (Watch in the video player above). Boom’s ...
New Atlas25d
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 Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan ...
TechSpot25d
Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier
What just happened? You might not be familiar with Boom Supersonic, but the startup has just set a notable world first: its XB-1 demonstrator became the first privately developed aircraft to break ...
Washington Times25d
First American-made supersonic civilian jet breaks sound barrier in flight over the Mojave Desert
American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday. The test flight out ...
ExtremeTech25d
Boom XB-1 Jet Breaks Sound Barrier, Paving Way for Supersonic Passenger Planes Once 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 ...
Newsweek25d
What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier
Languages: English. During the XB-1's historic flight on Tuesday—its 12th test flight overall—the aircraft stayed supersonic for around four minutes before breaking the sound barrier two more ...