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jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight

The Associated Press - Busines… · 13h

Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947.

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

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 out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.

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What It’s Like To Fly Supersonic In 7 Different Aircraft

Each time one flies above Mach 1 is special. Most commercial pilots have never done it. Our reporter is not a pilot, but he’s ...

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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...

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Denver based company becomes part of history, first civil engineered jet hits supersonic speed

A Denver-based supersonic jet company became part of history when it became the company behind the first civically ...

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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 ...

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