Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.
Credit: Boom Supersonic The unofficial successor to Concorde is one step closer to reality after Boom Supersonic marked the 11th successful test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft.
As a part of the Overture's development process, Boom Technology has developed another aircraft called the Boom XB-1. A compact version of the full-fledged passenger plane, the Boom XB-1 is ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tuesday morning in California's Mojave Desert, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 — the world's first independently developed supersonic jet — broke the sound barrier during a test ...