Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, paving the way for faster commercial flights if future tests succeed.

The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...

Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic boom can be heard up to 30 miles away from the source. It’s not clear where ...

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...

94—about 20% faster than today’s airliners—to comply with a federal ban on civil supersonic flight meant to limit sonic booms ...

American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during ...

American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday.

Flight experts say in ideal conditions, a sonic boom can be heard up to 30 miles away from the source. It’s not clear where the sonic boom created by the X-1 will be heard, but the test flight ...