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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)
In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...
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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 ...
This startup is closer than ever to reviving the Concorde era of supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
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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 ...
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 ...
NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.
After the first test flights in 2025, Lockheed Martin will transfer the plane to NASA. Then, after acoustic testing over ...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
advanced supersonic engine intakes, and an augmented reality vision system for takeoff and landing visibility," the company said on its website. During Tuesday's successful test flight ...
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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 ...
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Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?
Mr Scholl reckons a Symphony prototype will be available for ground testing by the end of the year, and a version with all ...
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.