Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...
Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Boom's Overture commercial airliners would be built at the Greensboro Superfactory.
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Boom’s XB-1 achieves supersonic flight over Mojave desert
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic’s experimental XB-1 aircraft has achieved a speed in excess of Mach 1 for the first time. The aircraft reached supersonic speeds of around M1.1 during a test ...
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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup ...
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Is Boeing Stock a Buy Before Jan. 28?
Boeing's problems won't be fixed quickly. The company must deliver on its commercial aerospace backlog and return the defense business to profitability. There is an investment case for Boeing ...
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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
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.
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Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...
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This startup just flew supersonic for the first time. We talked to its CEO about reviving the Concorde era and beating China.
The XB-1 is a subscale version of its planned passenger model. The company's CEO says the US aviation market is being held back by Boeing. Boom Supersonic just became the first US commercial ...
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This startup just flew supersonic for the first time. We talked to its CEO about reviving the Concorde era and beating China.
The XB-1 is a subscale version of its planned passenger model. The company's CEO says the US aviation market is being held back by Boeing. Boom Supersonic just became the first US commercial ...
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Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic airliner, which was retired in 2003. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first ...