The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...

The XB-1 went supersonic two additional times during the flight, at about 17 and 22 minutes after takeoff, to allow pilots to test the jet's handling performance during supersonic flight.

XB-1's supersonic flight marks the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier. "XB-1's supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic ...

American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...

The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port. “We are so back ...

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 company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier. The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test ...

XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic ... XB-1 jet down the runway before taking to the sky above the California desert. At about 35,000 feet and 12 minutes into the flight ...