Winston-Salem Journal1d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
which the company says could carry as many as 80 passengers while traveling faster than the speed of sound. The jets would be built in North Carolina. The company has said the engine it's ...
IFLScience1d
How Did The XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing An Audible Sonic Boom?
B oom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have successfully tested their XB-1 jet. According to the company, the jet was able to ...
WFMZ-TV6d
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif. A sleek white aircraft became the first ...
The Baltimore Sun14d
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...