For over 50 years, the United States has imposed a speed limit in the skies: a federal ban that prohibits civilian aircraft from exceeding the speed of sound over land. The primary concern? Sonic ...

During the XB-1's historic flight on Tuesday—its 12th test flight overall—the aircraft stayed supersonic for around four minutes before breaking the sound barrier two more times during the ...

The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as ... developed supersonic jet” will break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor and the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

Prepare to be amazed by the top 10 planes that have conquered the sound barrier, redefining the limits of speed and ...

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.

The A-HyM Hypersonic Air Master is a 170-passenger airliner concept designed to fly at over 5,600 mph and could cut the ...

If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Oddly enough, no one on the ground ...

XB-1 pushed what was once called the Sound Barrier. According to Boom, this was a key milestone in the test program because this dynamic pressure has a serious effect on aircraft performances and ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier two additional times during its ... the company has raised over $700 million and has sold 15 supersonic aircraft to United Airlines (with the option to buy 35 ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 ... the shock waves around Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft XB-1 as it pushed through the air.

A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New ... An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier. The Colorado-based company says specialized ...