A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert.

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft ...

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Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier ...

Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before ...

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...

Tuesday’s flight of the XB-1, a plane the size of a fighter jet, was the first time an independently developed plane broke the sound barrier. The XB-1 is also the first civilian supersonic jet ...

The jet measures 71 feet long with just one seat ... XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947,' said Scholl. 'I've been looking ...

First Independently Developed Jet Breaks the Sound Barrier Over the California Desert A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday ...