5 days ago · A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

5 days ago · The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier. The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test ...

The first aircraft to fly supersonic in level flight was the American Bell X-1 experimental plane which was powered by a 6,000-pound (2,700 kg) thrust rocket powered by liquid oxygen and ethyl alcohol. Most supersonic aircraft have been military or experimental aircraft.

5 days ago · Overture is a planned 64-to-80 seat supersonic aircraft that Boom Supersonic hopes can become the first passenger jet to fly faster than the speed of sound since the British-French Concorde, which ...

5 days ago · Supersonic test is a boon for company aiming to build faster airliners Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

6 days ago · 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 ...

5 days ago · High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122.

While not generally considered "supersonic" the F-86 was capable of limited supersonic flight, and had several important features that were common to later truly supersonic designs -- sharply swept wings and fuselage-mounted drag brake panels, for example.

Dec 3, 2024 · The Bell X-1 became the first aircraft to achieve controlled supersonic flight when US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager piloted it over the skies of California, as detailed by the National Air and Space Museum. Breaking the sound barrier was a feat long thought impossible, as scientists and engineers grappled with aerodynamic challenges that ...

The first supersonic transport (SST) was the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144, which had its first supersonic flight in June 1969 and began flying mail between Moscow and Alma-Ata (Almaty) in 1975.