An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...

American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...

The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.

The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...

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

The transformation of the Gulf Coast wildland into a sprawling industrial site has brought more power outages, highway-busting traffic, road closures, dust and noise to the lives of SpaceX’s ...

There’s a fair bit in common between the Boom 2 and UBoom X when it comes to sound. Both are at their ... that can at least dampen some of its sonic shortcomings quickly and easily.

A sonic boom is described as a brief, thunder-like noise that can be heard by a person on the ground when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound. While it may sound scary to some ...