Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic just won a US Air Force contract to develop jets that can carry high-ranking government officials at faster than the speed of sound.; The supersonic jet — which ...

Boom is currently developing its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator, which was formally revealed in October 2020, and Overture, a 65-88 passenger, Mach 1.7 supersonic airliner.

The US military has indicated its interest in commercial supersonic flight by granting as much as $60 million to Boom Supersonic for its airliner development efforts.

Boom Supersonic has publicly unveiled its XB-1 supersonic aircraft, a demonstrator Boom will use to ... used on the US Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon supersonic ... 1, Overture will have ...

XB-1 flight testing and evaluations will inform development of Boom’s Overture, a supersonic jet designed to carry 64-80 passengers twice as fast as subsonic airliners. Jack Daleo · Friday ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s ... Overture already has customers in ... Boom is doing some work with the U.S. Air Force, ...

But the XB-1’s first supersonic test flight – conducted on 28 January – demonstrated an effect known as Mach cut-off whereby a sonic boom, under certain conditions, does not reach the ground.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

Xb-1 in flight over the Mojave Desert. (Photo: Boom Supersonic) Overture will carry 64-80 passengers at Mach 1.7 and is designed to run on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel, as Boom aims to ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.122, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet at California's Mojave Air & Space Port. This milestone marks a significant step ...

The Boom Supersonic aircraft exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight.