Boom’s XB-1 exceeded Mach 1 three times during its Jan. 28 flight. Credit: Boom Supersonic Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone ...

Boom has high ambitions, hoping to develop a supersonic commercial airliner which could become operational before the decade ends. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft Tuesday reached an altitude of about ...

Boom Supersonic has reached a major milestone in aviation history. At precisely 8:31 AM PST (16:31 GMT), its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier, marking a significant step toward the ...

An American company, Boom Technology, aims to change that. In 2016, it began developing a new aircraft that would serve as a demonstrator for a new supersonic commercial airliner. The demonstrator is ...

Colorado-based company Boom’s piloted test aircraft XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first time with a test flight in Mojave, California on January 28. XB-1 reached an altitude of 35,290 ...

The Colorado-based aerospace company, designing a supersonic airliner named the Overture, said its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, entered the supersonic corridor and reached an altitude of 35,290 ...

The XB-1 model is Boom’s supersonic demonstrator is one-third of the size of the line’s “Overture” aircraft – set to be the “world’s fastest” commercial airliner. According to Boom ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed the sound barrier with an ...

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off ...

Languages: English. During the XB-1's historic flight on Tuesday—its 12th test flight overall—the aircraft stayed supersonic for around four minutes before breaking the sound barrier two more ...

The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier. The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test ...