Boom invites people to access their review of the flight and see XB-1 in flight from the viewpoint of their T 38 chase aircraft.

North Carolina’s two U.S. senators filed legislation Wednesday that would rescind the 52-year-old ban on passenger supersonic flight over the United States. The legislation — there’s also a ...

A bipartisan group of US legislators are seeking to repeal regulations that ban civil jets from flying at supersonic speeds ... operators must have special flight authorization.

Lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at repealing the current blanket ban on civil supersonic flight over the U.S. and replacing it with a new ruling that would permit over land flight above ...

In January, Boom Supersonic experienced a major milestone when its civilian jet, the XB-1, broke the sound barrier during a test flight at the Mojave desert. Blake Scholl, the CEO of Boom ...

photo courtesy of Hermeus The Speed Frontier: Exploring Supersonic and Hypersonic Innovations Aviation is a continually evolving industry. However, the last significant increase in the speed of ...

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has unveiled its plans for the C949, a supersonic aircraft designed to fly 50% farther than the Concorde and produce sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer. Scheduled ...

America currently remains ahead of China when it comes to airplanes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, according to Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl. “I think aviation has always been ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for its first time ever in late January. During that highly-anticipated test flight, the jet went above Mach 1 several times ...

With those high-profile tests using a dedicated demonstrator jet, Boom is rekindling excitement about commercial supersonic flight. But beneath the optimism lies a complex web of engineering ...

Boom Supersonic’s Overture is intended to carry 64-80 passengers at twice the speed of subsonic airliners. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] Supersonic aviation pioneers at Boom have assisted the FAA ...

The method can reveal how light bends around differences in air pressure during supersonic flight. The XB-1 team made software using NASA data to guide the pilot on a path where the aircraft could ...