If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...

There were more sighs of relief than “I told you so” in the aftermath of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier Jan. 28 on its initial three attempts.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- An airport in North Carolina is tipping its pilot hat to Boom Supersonic after a successful flight of one of its aircraft. Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTI ...

Credit: Boom Supersonic Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on ...

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

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the British-French supersonic airliner, retired in 2003. Boom has high ambitions, hoping to develop a supersonic commercial airliner which could become operational before the decade ends. Boom ...

How does it work? ‘Like using the Force’ The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight.

Boom Supersonic has been very open about its ambitions to become the future of air travel and to fill the gap left after the Concorde made its final flight in 2003 with its Overture aircraft.

The aircraft, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, accelerated to Mach 1.122 (652 knots true airspeed or 750 miles per hour) — about 10% faster than the speed ...

The Boom XB-1 single-seat supersonic aircraft ... Developed as a joint project between Air France and British Airways, the aircraft was used in commercial flights from 1976 to 2003.

The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air ...