With increasing scrutiny on the environmental consequences of flying, it is important to consider the effect of supersonic ...

And fly a quiet supersonic flight,” said Bahm. “No one has ever done that aspect before.” At least, not yet. After years of ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

Aviation company Boom Supersonic turned to NASA to visualize the flow of air around its supersonic XB-1 aircraft as it tries ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...

Imagery of a plane breaking the sound barrier. (Credit: NASA) Since 1972, supersonic flight over land has been banned in the United States. While commercial airlines like the Concorde proved that ...

The makers of the quirky nacho-shaped plane say it will be up to 50% more ... the demonstrator aircraft for America’s first civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier for the first time ...

The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air ...

Boom Supersonic is testing the XB-1 with the hopes of building its Overturne plane, which it's hailing as "the world's fastest airline". The hope is that it could slash journey times for tourists ...