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 ...
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Quiet NASA Supersonic X-59 Jet Moves Closer to Maiden Flight
NASA and Lockheed Martin have completed three engine run tests of the X-59 aircraft for its planned 2025 first flight under ...
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XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...
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NASA's X-59 turns up power, throttles through engine tests
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has taken another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a series of engine performance tests.
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Airplane Maker Stumbles Upon Way to Make Boomless Supersonic Flight Over Land Possible
Supersonic aircraft maker Boom Supersonic announced its XB-1 test plane managed to perform a Mach cutoff maneuver that makes boomless flight possible ...
'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...
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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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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...