On Jan. 27, the XB-1 aircraft, the brainchild of Blake Scholl's company Boom Supersonic, is expected to break the sound barrier.

SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom's XB-1 jet, dubbed the "Son of ...

The XB-1 departed on its 13 th and final flight on 10 February, carrying out its second set of tests at supersonic speed during a 41min sortie. It had been aiming for a target speed of Mach 1.14.

These disturbances move at the speed of sound. In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form ... Why supersonic ...

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Despite the ultrafast speed, Deng said passengers on such supersonic aircraft will be completely safe from acceleration effects. The company's plan has become the latest endeavor by humans to ...

(CNN) — Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to ...

The small jet, officially called XB-1, reached an altitude of 35,000 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) – "10% faster than the speed of sound", said Sky News. Boom Supersonic ...

in a flight over southern California and exceeded the speed of sound for a few minutes. “XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived ...

The Boom XB-1 single-seat supersonic ... the speed is to be reduced to 0.94 Mach to avoid the loud sonic boom when breaking the sound barrier. The Overture will be able to transport up to 80 ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead to a larger 55-seat supersonic airliner design known as Overture. Overall, ...