The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test vehicle is scheduled to lift off today (Jan. 28) at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT). Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a ...

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 ...

MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful first supersonic flight of its ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

94—about 20% faster than today’s airliners—to comply with a federal ban on civil supersonic flight meant to limit sonic booms. Boom aims to roll out its first Overture from its Greensboro ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during a test flight in California. The company conducted its 12th test flight of the demonstrator aircraft, pushing the limits as it was ...

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Boom had carried out 11 previous test flights on XB-1 since it first took to the skies in March, but Tuesday’s flight was the first to reach supersonic speeds, starting around 768 mph.

Boom Supersonic ... we couldn't build a supersonic jet, but it looks like we have. Some people say we won't be able to build a supersonic airliner. Well, we'll find out," he said.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just ... and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.