In January, more than 100 people gathered at an airplane hangar in California to watch NASA unveil its X-59 demonstrator jet — a futuristic aircraft designed to travel faster than the speed of ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's ...

The test flight was a milestone for Boom Supersonic, the small jet’s builder that is hoping to eventually bring supersonic air travel to the masses. “And she’s airborne,” said Mike ...

On Friday, Boom Supersonic announced the successful first flight of its XB-1, a prototype jet built to test the plane’s construction materials and aerodynamic designs meant for the company’s ...

It took off with a bang. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world’s faster airliner capable of ...

A newly designed supersonic jet would be able to fly passengers from New York City to London in just 80 minutes. Dubbed the Hyper Sting, the conceptual plane would be nearly twice as large and ...

Boom Technology's faster-than-sound XB-1 jet has completed key milestones on the way to its historic first flight. A new supersonic jet has completed further milestones on the runway toward its ...

Boom Supersonic was formed in 2014. It employs about 200 people now but will soon grow much larger. Colorado supersonic jet startup reveals site of 1,761-job factory ...

An afterburner, however, isn't a supersonic speed cheat code and must be used sparingly. It both helps enable and strictly limits a jet engine's supersonic abilities. An afterburner is a simple ...

The South China Morning Post reported over the weekend that the Chinese state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) is working on a supersonic jet called the C949. BOOM ...