According to a Boom Supersonic blog on January 10, the 44-minute 11th test flight by Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, which reached Mach 0.95, was about taking XB-1 to a ...

Boom Supersonic, the new aircraft manufacturing firm attempting to restart commercial flight, just enjoyed a successful third test flight with its XB-1 demonstrator and shared development news.On ...

Boom is using the triple GE Aerospace J85-15-powered XB-1 test jet to inform its design of a conceptual passenger jet called Overture. It says Overture will carry 64-80 passengers and fly at Mach 1.7.

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 took its last test flight on Monday. The aircraft started its flight around 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 10. It was the 13th and final flight for the aircraft ...

XB-1 achieved Mach 0.95 during its most-recent test flight on Jan. 10, according to Boom Supersonic. Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses by a model of the XB-1 on July 23, 2024 in Farnborough ...

The XB-1 is the test platform for the Boom Overture; a supersonic commercial airliner that will be able to carry between 64 and 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 (about 1,300 mph / 2,200 km/h).

Once the Boom XB-1's test flight phase ends successfully, the company will focus its attention on the development of the Overture supersonic passenger jet.

Boom XB-1 Was Captured by an iPhone and Starlink For All To See. According to SpaceExplored, the Boom XB-1 test flight was accompanied by two chase planes including the Mirage F1 which carried ...

Colorado company Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on Monday (Aug. 26). The flight took place from California's Mojave Air and Space Port and ...

XB-1’s latest test flight saw the aircraft surpass the cruising speeds of Airbus A380s and Boeing 787s, which is significant in that Boom aspires to disrupt the commercial market with a ...