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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
The Boom Supersonic aircraft exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
A private company aiming to build the first supersonic ... Concorde retired more than two decades ago achieved its first sound-barrier-busting flight over California's Mojave desert on Tuesday ...
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Denver based company becomes part of history, first civil engineered jet hits supersonic speed
DENVER (KDVR ... Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg who is a native of Colorado, flew the XB-1 into the supersonic corridor and climbed to an altitude of 35,290 feet. Once he hit that elevation ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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‘Son of Concorde’ jet to blast off on first-ever flight at supersonic speeds today with ...
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...