The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

B oom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have successfully tested their XB-1 jet. According to the company, the jet was able to ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier ... a prototype aircraft that many tout as the Concorde’s successor ...

where Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier in level flight, in the X-1 aircraft in 1947. Reaching an altitude of 35,290 ft (19,756 m), the Boom XB-1 became not only the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break ... aircraft will never experience such intense conditions again even when it finally breaks the sound ...