'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on ...
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ST Engineering Lands CFM56, Leap 1A Contracts From Mideast Carriers
One contract is for CFM56-7B work while the other is for Leap 1A engines. The engine work will be carried out at ST ...
Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It?
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft is now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service.
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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet ... NASA is looking to develop a craft with a softer boom, ...
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Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time
More than 20 years since the supersonic airliner last flew, Boom Supersonic took its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft to Mach 1.122 in the same airspace where US pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier ...
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Elon Musk visits Boeing about delayed new Air Force One jets
New York (CNN) — Elon Musk used his new government efficiency role to stop by the operations of his competitor Boeing to look into the long-delayed efforts to renovate two 747 jets into the next ...
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Jet breaks sound barrier in bid to revive supersonic travel
U.S. startup Boom Supersonic sent its XB-1 jet through the sound barrier on ... which is still 20% faster than a Boeing or Airbus. And over the water, we'll open up the throttles and go twice ...
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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane ... However, the jet was criticized for its inefficiency. Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing Concorde guzzled four times as much ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic airliner, which was retired in 2003. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first ...
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This startup just flew supersonic for the first time. We talked to its CEO about reviving the Concorde era and beating China.
The XB-1 is a subscale version of its planned passenger model. The company's CEO says the US aviation market is being held back by Boeing. Boom Supersonic just became the first US commercial ...