XB-1 demonstrator breaks sound barrier during first 2025 flight
Independently developed jet makes new record, adding to its rigorous series of human-piloted test flights that will prepare its eventual successor, Overture.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)
Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
The Boom Supersonic aircraft exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight.
Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003
Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.
Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights
Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator completes supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic has announced the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. The company claims the aircraft to be the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” and the “first civil supersonic jet” developed in the US.
Boom's XB-1 jet nails supersonic flight for first time
US civil sector boldly goes where Concorde has gone before The US civilian aviation sector has achieved what Concorde managed half a century ago – piloted supersonic flight in a domestically built jet.
What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before ...
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 ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...
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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...
The Boom XB-1 reaches milestone in quest for civil supersonic aviation
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 test plane took the company one step closer to commercial flights at the speed of sound, achieving supersonic flight. The post The Boom XB-1 reaches milestone in quest for civil ...
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Boom XB-1 Test Flight Went Supersonic, With iPhone and Starlink Helping Livestream the Moment
Boom's recent test flight with the XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic, with iPhone and Starlink capturing the iconic moments.
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Boom Swings Focus To Overture After XB-1 Success
Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...