Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

Chuck Yeager's flight plan that day called for him to approach the sound barrier, ... Project engineer and fellow test pilot Jack Ridley devised a solution in the form of a sawed-off ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert. ... As an engineer, ...

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.

As the flight engineer, it was Hazelby’s job to operate the controls – to make the adjustments needed to ensure the aircraft safely punched through the sound barrier to reach speeds of over ...

SpaceShipOne Breaks the Sound Barrier by SpaceRef December 17, 2003 July 15, 2024. ... At 8:15 a.m. PDT, Cory Bird, the White Knight Flight Engineer, pulled a handle to release SpaceShipOne.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound ...