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

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last ... the company’s proposed commercial supersonic jet. Overture is ultimately intended to ferry 64-80 passengers on both cross-continental and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 2012 NASA study using an F-18 fighter jet demonstrated that precise control over altitude and atmospheric conditions is necessary to maintain a boomless cruise. Boom Supersonic aims to integrate ...

There's more research and development needed, but if borne out, the news could allow supersonic flight over populated areas and thus make the jet that Boom it plans to build in Greensboro much ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft climbed ...

And once the jet is airborne, the ECS does a very nice job of keeping the cockpit pressure and temperature comfortable.” Acceleration on take-off meant the pilot had to get the undercarriage up ...

It reached 844mph. | Credit: Boom Supersonic A small prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, making it a possible successor to Concorde more than two decades after the iconic aircraft ...

In comparison, a standard passenger jet typically takes about eight hours to make the same journey. The successful test flight of the XB-1 is a major achievement for Boom Supersonic and the ...