The XB-1 departed on its 13 th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic speed during a 41min sortie. It had been aiming for a target speed of Mach 1.14.

These disturbances move at the speed of sound. In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form ... Why supersonic ...

Boom Supersonic, a company working to develop passenger aircraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, announced that its planes will be able to fly at supersonic speeds without the ...

On Jan. 27, the XB-1 aircraft, the brainchild of Blake Scholl's company Boom Supersonic, is expected to break the sound barrier.

(CNN) — Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to ...

Despite the ultrafast speed, Deng said passengers on such supersonic aircraft will be completely safe from acceleration effects. The company's plan has become the latest endeavor by humans to ...

in a flight over southern California and exceeded the speed of sound for a few minutes. “XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived ...

The Boom XB-1 single-seat supersonic ... the speed is to be reduced to 0.94 Mach to avoid the loud sonic boom when breaking the sound barrier. The Overture will be able to transport up to 80 ...

It's a big step toward Boom's launch of a Concorde-like commercial passenger service.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

A Chinese company working on a commercial transport plane capable of flying at Mach-4, twice the speed of the Concorde - unveiled the prototype of its next-generation supersonic aircraft ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead to a larger 55-seat supersonic airliner design known as Overture. Overall, ...