Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight ...

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger travel.

The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time at supersonic speed on Jan. 28, 2025 from the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California.

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 ...

"Following XB-1’s successful first flight, I’m looking forward to its historic first supersonic flight," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.

The company’s XB-1 is a sleek, one-third-scale prototype of its Overture passenger plane, and is designed to break the sound barrier itself with test flights due to kick off next year.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Test Flight Went Supersonic in a World-First Boom Supersonic announced that its recent test flight with the experimental civil jet, XB-1, has achieved supersonic speeds for ...

XB-1 took its maiden flight earlier this year, on March 22. The fastest the aircraft had traveled in prior test flights was Mach 0.69. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sits on a tarmac during flight ...

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.

XB-1 is smaller but not necessarily slower than the Overture, which is planned to carry 64-80 passengers on intercontinental flights at speeds of up to about Mach 1.7 (or 1,304.36 miles per hour).

On March 22, Boom Supersonic ’s (Denver, Colo., U.S.) XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator achieved its first successful flight in Mojave, California. Like Overture, XB-1 leverages technologies that ...