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’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.
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)
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Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.
Boom Supersonic’s X-B1 Plane Breaks Sound Barrier, Bringing Supersonic Travel Closer to Reality
The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...
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Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time
Boom Supersonic (or just "Boom") adopted a systematic approach to testing, taking the XB-1 through subsonic, transonic, and ...
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...
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 first civil aircraft to break ...
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Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and ...
New ‘Concorde’ prepares for first supersonic flight
A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...
Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone Tuesday on its path to reintroduce supersonic commercial flights. After years of ...