Supersonic jets also fly higher than current commercial planes do, introducing atmospheric effects that may warm the planet further. In response to questions from MIT Technology Review ...

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

The aircraft’s shape would stifle the sonic boom, making it sound more like the ... towards a common goal in different ways. NASA is doing serious leg work with its X-59, but if you are ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup ...

The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as the ... Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic boom can be heard up to 30 miles away from the source.

The unofficial successor to Concorde is one step closer to reality after Boom Supersonic marked the 11th successful test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. On Jan. 10 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft soared past the speed of sound ... a federal ban on civil supersonic flight meant to limit sonic booms. Boom aims to roll out its first Overture ...

The test was conducted at a height of 29,481 feet (8,986 meters); while the aircraft flew at this speed ... and Mach number until we inevitably make that sonic boom," Nick Sheryka, c hief ...

Boom has also found that supersonic aircraft development is harder than it might look. XB-1’s breakthrough flight was originally booked for the previous decade; back in 2016 , Boom said it ...

Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world's fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first ...