3 days ago · Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

3 days ago · Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

3 days ago · The XB-1 test craft has been used to prove new technologies developed by Boom Supersonic. Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and ...

3 days ago · Supersonic test is a boon for company aiming to build faster airliners Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...

4 days ago · US company Boom has broken the sound barrier during a test flight of its prototype aircraft XB-1. The test opens the way for the first supersonic passenger jet since the British-French Concorde ...

3 days ago · A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday above the Mojave Desert in California.. Why it matters: Exceeding Mach 1 speed — 770 miles per hour — is an important milestone in the quest by Boom Supersonic, a Denver-based startup, to resurrect high-speed air travel 22 years after the Concorde retired.

4 days ago · Boom Supersonic aims to revive the glory era of aviation before the retiring of Concorde in 2003. The company aims to launch commercial flights from 2029 but there have been plenty of other false ...

4 days ago · While Concorde dealt with this by having a moveable droop nose, Boom’s augmented reality vision system enables excellent runway visibility for the pilots without that extra weight and complexity. “The advent of digital engineering is a huge enabler for why supersonic flight’s coming back,” Scholl told CNN in 2024.

4 days ago · Turbofan engine purpose-built by Boom and optimized for supersonic flight. The first American supersonic airliner factory, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Boom is building the end-to-end value chain to bring commercial supersonic travel to the world. The latest news, updates, and interviews . directly from Boom.

4 days ago · Boom is well on its way towards making sustainable supersonic flight a reality, aboard Overture – my #1 choice as a successor to Concorde.” The live stream of the test flight starts at 3.45pm GMT.