A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, underwent 11 test flights before Tuesday's over the Mojave Desert in ...

Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet ... on supersonic passenger travel. Any new such service will likely face the same hurdles as the Concorde, which flew over ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic ... over the Atlantic and was barred from many overland routes because of the sonic booms it caused. What happened to the Concorde? The Concorde jet ...

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday.

In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form shock waves around the vehicle. When people say you can see a fighter jet before you ... passenger flight over land in the US.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for ...

Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic ... evaluate systems and aerodynamics. Over the course of the flight test ...

Why was the Boom Supersonic ... flew over the Atlantic and was barred from many overland routes because of the sonic booms it caused. What happened to the Concorde? The Concorde jet, which was ...