Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test …
5 days ago · Some 11.5 minutes into the flight — the 12th overall for the XB-1 — at an altitude of around 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), the test plane exceeded Mach 1, the speed of sound, …
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier - Live Science
5 days ago · Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California and reached Mach 1.1 — equivalent to 1.1 times the speed of sound, or 844 mph (1,358 km/h).
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight over ...
4 days ago · Before today's sound barrier-breaking flight, the XB-1 underwent 11 test flights. The aircraft includes features like an augmented reality system to make takeoff and landing easier …
Civil XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier for first time since Concorde
2 days ago · Tuesday's test saw the aircraft fly faster than the speed of sound, accelerating to Mach 1.122 (860 miles per hour) in three high-speed runs over the course of 35 minutes.
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first ... - CNN
4 days ago · The company’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft’s supersonic flight is the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier. The XB-1, which has now …
Watch Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet make history by breaking sound barrier
4 days ago · 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 …
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
5 days ago · Brandenburg lit the afterburners of XB-1’s three GE J85 engines and exceeded Mach 1 at 8:33 a.m. Boom’s livestream—featuring video relayed by a Starlink Mini system on …
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Jet Just Broke the Sound Barrier - Robb …
4 days ago · The event took place over the Mohave Desert, the same location where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947. Yesterday’s flight was number 11 of …
Boom XB-1 Shatters The Sound Barrier, Reviving Civilian …
4 days ago · On Jan. 28, 2025, American aviation company Boom Supersonic achieved a significant milestone toward civilian supersonic flight when its demonstrator aircraft, the Boom …
"We've Proven We Can Do It": Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Breaks Sound …
5 days ago · With Boom Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg at the helm, XB-1 reached an altitude of 34,000 feet before making history. The jet entered the supersonic …