An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

Boom Supersonic has secured 10 million gallons of SAF annually from Dimensional Energy and Air Company for the duration of the Overture test flight program, according to the company spokesperson ...

NASA's X-59 hits key supersonic test with afterburner tests Afterburner tests ensure X-59 jet meets supersonic speed requirements X-59 to fly over US areas to test public perception of quieter flights ...

The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the ...

"Our discipline and methodical approach to this flight test program created the safety culture that made a safe and successful first supersonic flight possible. With the lessons learned from XB-1 ...

The Supersonic first made waves because, in typical Dyson fashion, it brought an upgraded, futuristic design to an everyday product. Dyson is known for this aesthetic, but the sleek look also has ...

File photo. Boom Supersonic plans to build a supersonic airliner called Overture that could travel from New York to Rome in just four hours and 40 minutes, instead of eight hours. (Boom Supersonic ...

Recently, Boom Supersonic published a feature on their Senior Manager of Aircraft Systems Erin Young. In the feature, Young shared, “You might imagine that a successful flight test program ...

So I’m as intrigued as the next person by efforts to revive supersonic flight. Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for.

XB-1’s supersonic flight took place in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, among many other historic firsts. The first supersonic ...

Our discipline and methodical approach to this flight test program created the safety culture that made a safe and successful first supersonic flight possible. With the lessons learned from XB-1 ...