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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
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United States Successfully Tests a New Supersonic Passenger Aircraft
The American company Boom Supersonic has successfully conducted the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 aircraft in California, breaking the sound barrier by reaching a speed exceeding 1,382 ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier ...
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Watch Live Today: Boom's XB-1 Jet Strives For Its First Supersonic Flight
More than 20 years after the death of Concorde, a new contender is set to attempt supersonic speeds in its first test flight ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic ’s XB-1 aircraft climbed over 35,000 feet on Tuesday before accelerating to Mach 1.1 speed and breaking the ...
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Tuesday's flight took place above a crowd of delighted onlookers as the company works to revive supersonic ... passenger aircraft: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds from London's Heathrow Airport ...