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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.
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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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How to Become a Test Pilot
The military will train civilians, but these are usually for flight test engineer roles as opposed to pilot jobs. Even some of the pilots in training do not end up being actual test pilots.
Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...
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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 ...
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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Its Seventh Test Flight, With Falling Debris Putting on a Fiery Show
The Super Heavy booster, meanwhile, was successfully caught in the launch tower's mechanical arms for only the second time ...
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Boom counts down to supersonic flight
After years of research and many flight tests, the XB-1 team is ready for supersonic flight. Boom Supersonic will share the ...
Starship is ready to launch for 7th test flight from South Texas. SpaceX says liftoff at 4:37 p.m.
For just the second time, SpaceX used giant mechanical arms to catch the booster stage of its Starship after it returned to its launch tower minutes after liftoff Thursday. But the upper-stage ...