Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...
Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first time
Tuesday’s XB-1 flight marks the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since Concorde’s retirement more than 20 years ...
‘Son of Concorde’ jet to blast off on first-ever flight at supersonic speeds today with special event
THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight next week, where it will break the sound ...
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
A deadly crash more than two decades ago hastened the jet's demise. On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde crashed into a ...
This Business Jet Is The Concorde Of Private Aviation
The Concorde aircraft, despite actually managing to be profitable, proved that airlines could, in theory, turn a profit if ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
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Inside America's First Supersonic Civilian Aircraft
We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 ...