A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59
Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
forming a shock wave “much like a boat creates a wake in water,” according to NASA. Tuesday’s flight happened in the same airspace where in 1947 Charles “Chuck” Yeager became the first person to break ...
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How Did The XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing An Audible Sonic Boom?
“XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic ... moving up to Mach 1.7 over water, in order to comply with current regulations. However, they say that their Boomless ...
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Boomless Cruise: How Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier quietly
Hot on the heels of its milestone supersonic flight with its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, Boom Supersonic has another ...
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Jet breaks sound barrier in bid to revive supersonic travel
Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager was the first human to exceed the sound barrier, back in 1947 ... And over the water, we'll open up the throttles and go twice as fast.” Boom hopes those regulations ...
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First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday ... “much like a boat creates a wake in water,” according to NASA.