It is above the top altitudes of commercial airliners but below orbiting satellites. Despite the ultrafast speed, Deng said passengers on such supersonic aircraft will be completely safe from ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded U.S. jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a ...

Flight marks step towards supersonic travel. XB-1 showcases sustainable supersonic technology. Boom Supersonic has reached a major milestone in aviation history. At precisely 8:31 AM PST (16:31 GMT), ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight. The flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

Bannister, a former pilot of the Concorde supersonic plane, made the call as the experimental XB-1 broke the sound barrier. It was a key test for the company that plans to build high-speed planes ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

(Watch in the video player above). Boom’s demonstrator aircraft XB-1 officially broke the sound barrier on January 28. Picture: Boom “XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the ...

The XB-1 model is Boom’s supersonic demonstrator is one-third of the size of the line’s “Overture” aircraft – set to be the “world’s fastest” commercial airliner. According to Boom ...

in the X-1 aircraft in 1947. Reaching an altitude of 35,290 ft (19,756 m), the Boom XB-1 became not only the first commercial, piloted supersonic flight since Concorde retired in 2003, it was also ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft reached a major milestone on Jan. 28, when it broke the sound barrier for the first time during one of its test flights. Behind the controls for these ...