Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on Tuesday.
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
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The Boom XB-1 reaches milestone in quest for civil supersonic aviation
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 test plane took the company one step closer to commercial flights at the speed of sound, achieving supersonic flight. The post The Boom XB-1 reaches milestone in quest for civil supersonic aviation appeared first on The Manual.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks sound barrier | Greensboro officials witness aviation history
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The countdown is on for XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, to break the sound barrier during its next test flight. Scheduled for January 28, 2025, at 6:45 a.m. PST, Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg will reach a cruising speed of Mach 1.1 at 34,000 feet.
Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier in test flight reaching Mach 1.122
XB-1’s supersonic flight took place in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, according to Boom Supersonic.
First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg at the controls,
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight in U.S.
The test flight of the XB-1 aircraft is a step in manufacturer Boom Supersonic's goals of building a supersonic passenger jet.
Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time
From there, Boom Supersonic’s Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg ascended in the experimental plane to an altitude of 34,000 ft before turning left and beginning its supersonic test. After successfully achieving Mach 1.
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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
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Boom XB-1 Marks Supersonic Flight Milestone
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PTI congratulates Boom Supersonic on historic flight
The XB-1 took off from Mojave Air & Space Port in California and exceeded Mach 1 at an altitude of approximately 35,000 feet.