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RAW VIDEO: Boom Supersonic’s XB-1's 2nd Test Paves Way For Return Of Supersonic Civil Flight 4/4
Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images The return of supersonic civil aviation took a major step forward this month as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft completed its second test flight ...
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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic ... making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup’s plane notched the historic achievement in its 12th test flight. It cleared Mach ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE XB-1 achieved Mach 0.95 during its most-recent test flight on Jan. 10, according to Boom Supersonic. The demonstrator aircraft "leverages state-of-the ...
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Boom’s XB-1 Demonstrator Achieves Supersonic Flight
The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator ... Brandenburg, Chief Test Pilot for Boom Supersonic. “Our discipline and methodical approach to this flight test program created the safety culture ...
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Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
On its 12th test flight ... for approximately four minutes. Today’s flight is not only the first time Boom’s demonstrator aircraft broke the speed of sound but also the first time a civil ...
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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight
Boom, the American company ... broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California. The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first ...
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Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as the Concorde’s successor, will be livestreamed at 6:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from Mojave north ...
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Supersonic Flight Edges Closer To The Airport As Boom XB-1 Nails Its Second Test
It was in 2020 that Boom ... of its XB-1 aircraft, setting the ambitious goal of bringing back supersonic commercial flight. Today, the company has announced the second successful test flight ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 hits new speed record in latest test flight
Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet took its fifth test flight out of ... for its eventual Overture aircraft that aims to bring back commercialized supersonic passenger flight. As a result, the Concorde ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (photos)
Colorado company Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for ... airplane (photos) The test marks another step toward achieving supersonic flight, expected later in the ...
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Department Flight Test Instrumentation and IT
The Flight Test Instrumentation and IT (Information Technology ... to carry out modifications to DLR aircraft in the areas of flight, structure, cabin, avionics, lightning protection, electrical ...