When planes exceed Mach 1 (the speed of sound, or about 767 miles per hour—1,234 kilometers/hour for those using the metric ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated ...

Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet.

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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 out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port. “We are so back ...

The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, made it the first civil supersonic jet made in the U.S. to break the sound barrier. Manned by Boom Supersonic's ...

and DENVER, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic ... Air & Space Port in California. Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first ...

Boom Supersonic has ... aircraft at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic ...

NASA's X-59 supersonic jet looks ready for some serious speed in new photos. Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for NASA, as part of a project to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft that ...

ushering in a new era of supersonic flight. The jet exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight. That marked the ...

Boom Supersonic ... jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air ...