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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
"The second half of our test campaign is all about expanding XB-1's envelope incrementally in altitude, air speed, and Mach number until we inevitably make that sonic boom," Nick Sheryka ...
The Sun2d
‘Boomless’ supersonic flights ‘just months away’ as US airlines rush to order jets that fly twice as fast as Boeing 747s
SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look ... One of the major hurdles Boom has been trying to overcome with supersonic is the loud sonic boom, an issue that severely ...
USA Today16d
Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
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 ...
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US startup Boom Supersonic achieves supsersonic speed with XB-1 jet
Investing.com -- US startup Boom Supersonic has made a significant breakthrough by sending its XB-1 jet faster than the speed of sound. The test flight, which took place over the Mojave Desert on ...