On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.

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

High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ...

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for ...

MOJAVE, California—High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture ...

Multiple modern aerospace organizations and companies like NASA, Boom Supersonic, and Dawn Aerospace, have spent plenty of time and money to attempt to create a supersonic aircraft that could ...

More about engineering Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 ...

Whatever one thinks of the likelihood that Boom Supersonic can sell its new airplane to airlines, it seems clear the company picked a good time to try. “It’s never been more obvious that the ...

The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner ...