Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 test jet at about the speed of sound, a major step as the company works toward the daunting job ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing ...

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The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

More than 20 years after the death of Concorde, a new contender is set to attempt supersonic speeds in its first test flight ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...

The test flight of the XB-1 aircraft is a step in manufacturer Boom Supersonic's goals of building a supersonic passenger jet ...

Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic ... The result is an optimized design that combines safe and stable operation ...

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

A prototype of a passenger jet meant to succeed Concorde will attempt to break the sound barrier for the first time on ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ever on Tuesday, ushering in a new era of supersonic flight. The jet exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave ...