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 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft has achieved its fastest speeds yet, blasting towards its goal of surpassing the speed of ...

THE supersonic jet that could fly passengers from London to New York City in 3.5hours has reached a new top speed in its ...

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

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 hits a new speed milestone of 629 mph, bringing it closer to breaking the sound barrier—setting the ...

The jet nicknamed the 'Son of Concorde' has just hit a new top speed in its latest test flight.

Several aerospace manufacturers are competing to create the first supersonic jet since the British Concorde, which was retired in 2003 due to concerns over its expense and the sonic booms it created ...

The supersonic jet that could fly passengers from London to New York City in 3.5 hours has reached a new top speed in its ...

Boom Supersonic continued its march toward Mach 1 with its sixth test flight last week, the second test flight in a month for ...

Supersonic flight is on the verge of a comeback¹, and Boom Supersonic’s latest test flight just took us a step closer. With ...

The XB-1 plane, from Boom Technology, completed its seventh of ten subsonic test flights yesterday, as engineers work towards making the aircraft supersonic. It hit speeds of Mach 0.81 - or 499 ...

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