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A schlieren image of Boom's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator. Credit: NASA/Boom Supersonic COLORADO SPRINGS—Boom has frozen the configuration of its planned Overture supersonic airliner, paving the way ...

In a major milestone in the history of the aerospace sector Boom Supersonic has made a key regulatory breakthrough by being ...

Boom Supersonic plans to build the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, and this week announced a breakthrough in the development process. On January 28, the company’s XB-1 demonstrator achieved ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger planes (back) closer to reality. Reaching over 35,000 feet, ...

Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times. The XB-1 ...

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US aerospace firm Boom Supersonic is expecting to reach design freeze on the Overture supersonic passenger aircraft in about a week, as flight-testing of its experimental XB-1 jet concludes. The XB-1 ...

I went on board two Concordes, including the first prototype, at Paris's air and space museum. Concorde, retired in 2003 due to costs and a crash, flew at more than twice the speed of sound. Boom ...

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype plane eclipsed the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. Photo Credit: Provided by Boom Supersonic Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic. The start-up ...