The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic ... it creates an explosion-like noise called a sonic boom. Sonic booms were so loud that they rattled windows and scared livestock.

Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...

Boom Supersonic (or just "Boom") adopted a systematic approach to testing, taking the XB-1 through subsonic, transonic, and ...

Boom officials explained that the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” will break the ... It’s not clear where the sonic boom created by the X-1 will be heard, but ...

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight ... Because supersonic ...

Civilians on the ground will also be spared the deafening sound of its sonic boom, the company has claimed. Only the original Concorde passengers and military fast jet pilots have travelled at ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first ... from many overland routes because of the sonic booms it caused. The Concorde jet, which was grounded in 2003, was the only supersonic ...