A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as America’s first civil supersonic jet completed its ... the shock waves around Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“We’ve proven we can build a supersonic jet out of airliner technology. We’ve proven we can break the sound barrier six times without an audible sonic boom,” Scholl said. “The next thing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first supersonic flight last month was a success, breaking the sound barrier above ...

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 ...