Hosted on MSN23d
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier when he pushed the Bell X-1 past Mach 1 during a flight over the Mojave Desert. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is a stepping stone ...
Popular Science18d
Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last ... experimental plane while flying as high as 36,514 feet above the Mojave Desert. This time, however, the XB-1 demonstrated another important ...
Business Insider18d
Sonic boom breakthrough for planemaker trying to build the next Concorde gets Elon Musk's backing
But Boom CEO Blake Scholl is hopeful that the firm's technology — dubbed Boomless ... 1 prototype hit Mach 1.12 while flying over the Mojave Desert. The firm said it placed microphones on ...
Hosted on MSN26d
First independently developed jet plane goes supersonic in Mojave airspace
A civilian jet plane broke the sound barrier for the first time over continental USA during a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert on January 28. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom ...
New Atlas18d
XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently ... 1.122 during its test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. No other independently ...
Supersonic flight is back. But can it make money?
A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to ...
The Business Journals18d
Breakthrough in supersonic flight reported by Denver-area plane maker
Boom attributed the high-altitude Mach capability to technology being developed for ... Mach 1 during its 12th test flight above the Mojave desert Tuesday morning. Screenshot from Boom Supersonic ...
WSOC-TV29d
US-based aviation company breaks sound barrier
The Associated Press reports it was the same Mojave Desert airspace where ... and Japan Airlines. Boom, based in Denver, plans to use the technology to build its Overture commercial airliner ...
We flew supersonic: when Concorde ruled the skies
The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...
Big News Network.com27d
First independently developed jet breaks sound barrier in California
"XB-1's supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic ... soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement. The XB-1, developed by Boom Supersonic, ...
Royal Aeronautical Society11d
Boom boasts supersonic success with XB-1
TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and JOE COLES debrief Boom’s XB-1 test pilot and consider the next steps ... Geppetto positioned XB-1 at an exact time in a precise location over the Mojave Desert to enable a team ...