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The Son of Concorde, an XB-1 jet, has reportedly broken the sound barrier, making it one step closer to an astonishing feat.
A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil supersonic jet, completed its second supersonic flight.
The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach speed flight?
Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental United States, reaching 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12) near Barstow, ...
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of carrying passengers between New ...
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl wants to bring back flights that break the sound barrier. Now he just needs to figure out whether airlines and travelers will buy in.
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on its 13th and final test flight.
(CNN) — Now here’s one for the mantelpiece. A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as America’s first civil supersonic jet completed its second flight at ...
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.
Specialized Schlieren photography, which shows air flow, was used by NASA to capture the sound waves as Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier on February 10.