American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...

Boom Supersonic is one step closer to launching the spiritual heir to the Concorde. The US firm's XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025. The ...

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.

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over ...

MOJAVE, Calif. - XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial air ...

Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone with its first experimental flight to reach Mach 1. The speed was achieved about 11 minutes into the test. “There we are!" said Mike Bannister. "XB-1 is ...

The list of the most supersonic airplanes in the world, reaching several times the speed of sound, a barrier that once was a ...

ON MONDAY. EARLIER TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED THREE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO EXPAND THE COUNTRY’S USE OF DRONES, SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT AND FLYING CARS. WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS PLAN TO START A PILOT ...