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How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...
Supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier in second test flight with quiet sonic boom
Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a ...
Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...
‘Son of Concorde’ jet completes final supersonic test flight as work begins on the world’s fastest new airliner
SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom’s XB-1 jet, dubbed the ...
Boom Promises ‘Boomless’ Supersonic Flights With Debut Airliner
“XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight—without an audible boom. This confirms what ...
Sonic boom breakthrough for planemaker trying to build the next Concorde gets Elon Musk's backing
Boom hopes its breakthrough will allow supersonic flights over land, making US coast-to-coast flights 90 minutes faster.
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the ‘Baby Boom’, broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...
Boom Supersonic: XB-1 breaks the sound barrier for the second and last time
Boom XB-1 broke the sound barrier again at the end of the test campaign. The next step for Boom Supersonic is to develop a ...
MIT Technology Review6d
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
Flightglobal1d
Supersonic Overture beckons as Boom concludes XB-1 flight-test programme
US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about ...
Winston-Salem Journal1d
Supersonic passenger flights with no sonic boom felt on the ground? Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight.
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 ...