MOJAVE — Less than a year after its first flight, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 technology demonstrator is preparing for its first supersonic flight next week. The sound barrier-breaking flight of the first ...
This experimental aircraft from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® is part of the Quesst (Quiet Supersonic Technology) mission of U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to quiet loud ...
Will Boom Supersonic fulfill the dream of the Concorde and shuttle people across the sky at up to 60,000 feet? Will enough people pay thousands of dollars for faster flight times? Can Boom meet ...
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator reached a significant milestone in its 11th test flight, hitting Mach 0.95 at a low altitude of 8,986 metres. The test, conducted on January 10, 2025 ...
The world is on the verge of witnessing a historic moment in aviation. Boom Supersonic, the company pioneering the return of commercial supersonic travel, is preparing for the maiden supersonic flight ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
the world is inching closer to a possible return of commercial supersonic aviation. Boom Overture, a new supersonic passenger plane being developed by American aviation company Boom Technology ...
And civilians on the ground will, fortunately, be spared the deafening sound of its sonic boom. While XB-1’s supersonic flight will last between 30 and 45 minutes, it will only fly at true ...
But airplanes have to get faster and cheaper just like phones, cars, and computers. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraftCourtesy of Boom Supersonic You may be able to get the price of supersonic travel ...
It’s increasingly injecting the disruptive realities of the space business — test flight explosions, evacuations, launches and foundation-jarring sonic booms. Knowing what’s in the plans ...
The lost vehicle re-entered the atmosphere and created a "series of sonic booms,” according to information posted by the Turks and Caicos Islands Weather Info on social media. Airlive.net stated that ...
China’s massive industrialisation and urbanisation drove a huge commodities boom that has run its course, but some executives are hopeful it will be replaced. Workers at a construction site in ...