Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & ...

Did you hear a house-shaking boom shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday? If you did, you can now say that you've heard a sonic boom. An F-16 fighter jet of the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing ...

Boom's supersonic XB-1 test jet has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to fly past Mach 1, the company announced. Tests are slated to take place later this year at the Black ...

The XB-1 just became the first civil aircraft to go supersonic over the continental United States. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

And the test also the culmination of years of work for Boom, which began operations in 2014 and, against much industry skepticism, has become the first U.S. independent company to join the supersonic ...

Boom Aviation’s XB-1 took a giant step forward in its mission to become the third civilian-built supersonic jet today when it completed a roughly 12-minute sub-sonic test flight in the skies around ...

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Today, many military aircraft can break the sound barrier to enter supersonic flight. Certain commercial models can as well, including the Concorde, which is famous for its record-breaking flights. As ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger planes (back) closer to reality. Reaching over 35,000 feet, ...

Today NASA is officially trotting out the finished version of an experimental aircraft that looks like a stretched-out arrowhead. Painted in red, white, and blue, the plane is called the X-59, and it ...