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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
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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 ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...
Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...
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.
What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft
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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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...
America's First Civilian Aircraft to Fly Supersonic
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time on January 28th, 2025. The event was ...
Boom completes first supersonic flight
The company planning to build the world’s fastest airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport completed the first supersonic flight of its demonstrator aircraft on Tuesday at the Mojave Air & ...
Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier: Is supersonic travel the future?
American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during a supersonic test flight. The last flight of a supersonic airliner, ...
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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 Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...