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 speeds exceeding Mach 1. NASA teams on the ...

In late January 2025, an American company, Boom Supersonic, successfully conducted its first supersonic flight over California. The demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, flew 10% faster than the speed of sound ...

That speed is equivalent to 750 miles per hour. It marks the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic said, and the plane is the "first civil ...

The sound barrier was first broken on Oct. 14, 1947, according to the U.S. Air Force. That's when Capt. Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft broke the sound barrier.

BOOM One month prior, the aircraft hit a top speed of only 728 mph, as before the latest test flight, the aircraft had not previously broken the sound barrier. BOOM The XB-1 is the prototype for ...

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(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 ...

(WKRC) - A groundbreaking image has revealed what a sonic boom looks like, showcasing the moment America's first civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier last month. The photograph, captured ...