XB-1, Sonic boom

How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – thanks to a physics phenomenon called the Mach cutoff
Boomless Cruise: How Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier quietly
During the demonstration flight on January 28, 2025, the XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times, but not one of those occasions caused an audible sonic boom. “This confirms what we’ve long believed,” says Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom. “Supersonic travel can be affordable, sustainable, and friendly to those onboard and on the ground.”
Boom Supersonic says XB-1 aircraft flew over Mach 1 with no audible sonic boom on the ground below
Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed in the U.
Supersonic passenger flights with no sonic boom felt on the ground? Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight.
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 minutes quicker than current top flight speeds, while
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
Boom Promises ‘Boomless’ Supersonic Flights With Debut Airliner
“XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight—without an audible boom. This confirms what we’ve long believed: supersonic travel can be affordable, sustainable, and friendly to those onboard and on the ground. With this success, we’re bringing Boomless Cruise to Overture, unlocking faster travel on even more routes.”
Boom Supersonic to embark on second supersonic flight Monday, announces ‘Boomless Cruise’
Boom Supersonic will break the sound barrier again Monday, after a successful flight last month. On Feb. 10, Boom Supersonic will perform another supersonic flight with its
Boom Supersonic Announces Boomless Cruise
Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced Boomless Cruise for its supe
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Supersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about ...
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Supersonic travel is a step closer as Boom flies demonstrator jet above Mach 1
Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...