invigorating the company’s ambition to design a supersonic passenger plane capable of reaching Mach 1.7, or 1,304 mph. The XB-1 has been dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” referencing the ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
SON of Concorde' XB-1 jet is "on track ... and vice versa." At supersonic speeds, the XB-1 jet could feasibly fly passengers from London to New York City in just 3.5 hours. The flight currently ...