Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tuesday morning in California's Mojave Desert, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 — the world's first independently developed supersonic jet — broke the sound barrier during a test ...
XB-1 demonstrator hits Mach 0.95 in 11th test flight Test confirms aircraft's frame strength under extreme conditions Supersonic passenger aircraft, Boom Overture, planned for the 2030s ...
The XB-1 aircraft from the American Boom Supersonic has opened 2025 by successfully completing its 11th test flight on January 10. It is now approaching its first supersonic test. During 2024, the ...
THE 'Son of Concorde' XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight today, where it will break the sound barrier for the first time. Bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology ...
The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1 ...