Avenging the Concorde: Inside NASA’s Quest to Break the Sound Barrier and Hush the Sonic Boom
If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...
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NASA’s Silent Supersonic Jet Reaches Key Milestone
NASA plans to conduct the first flight of the X-59 in 2025, with hopes of using the jet to validate its low-boom technology. If successful, the project could pave the way for a new era of quieter ...
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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 ...
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.