A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59
Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...
Supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier in second test flight with quiet sonic boom
Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a ...
For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound
High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122.
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Boom Supersonic announces breakthrough in travel at the speed of sound
Boom Supersonic plans to build the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, and this week announced a breakthrough in the ...
A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first ...
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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet.
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California. The company’s XB-1 ...