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 ...

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.

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Oberlin City Council voted June 3 to approve the construction of a sound barrier outside of the EDL facility on Hill Creek Drive. The plant, which takes methane gas from the nearby Republic ...

XB-1 testing In 2024, XB-1 completed 10 test flights at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave. XB-1 kicked off the new year with a successful Flight 11 on Jan. 10, 2025, the company stated.

The students had just broken the sound barrier — with a ping-pong ball. “This has been a true engineering project,” said Kristine Lang, chair of CC’s physics department.

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 ...

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 ...