XB-1 demonstrator did not quite break the sound barrier during its seventh test flight but reached speed and altitude ...

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The California test flights of the supersonic prototype, built by a company called Boom Supersonic, have advanced the ...

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During the Nov. 5 test flight, which lasted 55 minutes, XB-1 reached an altitude of 23,015 feet (7,015 meters) and a new top ...

See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight. The Colorado company is working through a flight test program of the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight.

The latest test flight was piloted by Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School. Along with breaking the plane’s speed record, his flight also reached new ...

The same brings the demonstrator aircraft of XB-1 nearer to the all-important milestone of Mach 1 that signifies the threshold for supersonic travel. Boom Supersonic says this is a fundamental ...

Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel ... he reportedly worked on the low-boom X-59 aircraft for NASA. Exosonic joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 cohort and went ...