New Scientist on MSN2d
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...
Flying8h
This Company Is Taking the ‘Boom’ Out of Supersonic Flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 creates a sonic boom inaudible from the ground below when flying at the exact right speed and altitude ...
PCMag on MSN2d
Boom Supersonic: Our Flights Can Break Sound Barrier Without a Sonic Boom
During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a ...
Supersonic airliner breaks sound barrier in second test flight with quiet sonic boom
Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a successful second test flight.
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 ...
CNN7d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
In the early 1970s, sonic boom concerns led the United States government ... of an analog era when the idea of flying to London or New York for the day for an important business meeting seemed ...
The Sun23d
‘Son of Concorde’ test pilot reveals update on jet’s first supersonic flight as London-NY trips in 3.5 hours edge closer
And civilians on the ground will, fortunately, be spared the deafening sound of its sonic boom. While XB-1’s supersonic flight will last between 30 and 45 minutes, it will only fly at true ...
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN12d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the ... seconds from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York's Kennedy Airport.
WFMY News214d
Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Boom Supersonic has ... London’s Heathrow Airport to New York's Kennedy Airport. But the Concorde never went mainstream, due to challenging economics and its sonic booms that led it to be ...
The Columbian10d
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic ... Heathrow Airport to New York’s Kennedy Airport. But the Concorde never went mainstream, due to challenging economics and its sonic booms that led ...
Jalopnik20d
Wild Weather Pushes Passenger Jets Over The Speed Of Sound
A plane from Las Vegas to London hit a top speed of 814 mph and another passenger plane from New York to Doha went even ... they didn’t actually initiate a sonic boom and break the sound barrier ...