The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was "no audible sonic boom". The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a "Son of ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a ...

When applied in a wind tunnel, the technique is pretty simple, but when one has to snap on camera a supersonic plane in full action, they'd better call NASA. That's exactly what Boom Supersonic ...

Imagery of a plane breaking the sound barrier. (Credit: NASA) Since 1972, supersonic flight over land has been banned in the United States. While commercial airlines like the Concorde proved that ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic just released an incredible photo capturing a shockwave emanating from the dark silhouette of the supersonic XB-1 aircraft while it traveled in front of the sun during a ...

Boom Supersonic, a commercial aviation company behind the sonic boom-less XB-1, posted an image showing its experimental plane breaking the sound barrier. Captured during a successful test flight ...

The makers of the quirky nacho-shaped plane say it will be up to 50% more ... the demonstrator aircraft for America’s first civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier for the first time ...

expand NASA teams on the ground used Schlieren photography to visualize the shock waves resulting from Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test plane pushing through the air at supersonic speeds on Feb. 10 ...

This week, Bahm, Larson and other NASA officials talked to students at Dallas’ Frontiers of Flight Museum about the plane. They explained how the X59 will fly supersonic, faster than the speed ...

Boom Supersonic is testing the XB-1 with the hopes of building its Overturne plane, which it's hailing as "the world's fastest airline". The hope is that it could slash journey times for tourists ...