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An aeronautics professor says videos clearly show a sonic boom. But the U.S. Air Force has denied that any plane went ...
Recently, I visited Boom Supersonic HQ to observe the latest developments on their supersonic airplane. I met with founder ...
U.S. aviation startup Spike says that its new "low-boom," 18-passenger supersonic Diplomat jet will take flight in the late ...
When Boom Supersonic's XB-1 broke the sound barrier last month, it achieved commercial supersonic flight for the first time since the Concorde. It also did it without an audible sonic boom, which ...
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 minutes quicker than current top flight speeds, while ...
The Concorde cut transatlantic flight times in half vs. traditional subsonic jet airliners, but why was it restricted from ...
A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic ...
I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic flight could soon return.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on its 13th and final test flight.
Boom Supersonic says its production plane, known as Overture, will fly at 60,000 feet, the same as Concorde. The speed, Mach 1.7, is one-sixth slower – but still twice as fast as subsonic aircraft. It ...
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 ...
Boom Supersonic plans to build the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, and this week announced a breakthrough in the development process. On January 28, the company’s XB-1 demonstrator ...