Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed supersonic jet. The company is also working on a supersonic passenger airliner.
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.
A supersonic jet built by US company Boom has broken the sound barrier for the first time since the Concorde during a test flight.
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the Mach 1.7 Overture will keep the US aviation industry ahead of China in the commercial market.
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator is set to exceed Mach 1 (770 mph) in a series of four-minute runs above the Mojave Desert in California. The US firm hopes it will pave the way for the introduction of passenger services early next decade.
An American civil aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time in California’s Mojave Desert, a US aviation company announced on Wednesday.
Two decades after Concorde's retirement, Boom Supersonic's test aircraft has broken the sound barrier for the first time
Will Boom bring boom time back to supersonic travel? 'New Concorde' prompts revival talk - The aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic is the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier
A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off Tuesday.
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