In that time, I’ve camped solo, shared tents with a significant other, and a four-year-old kid that started camping when she was six months old. I drew on this wealth of experience to help determine ...

Boom’s XB-1 exceeded Mach 1 three times during its Jan. 28 flight. Credit: Boom Supersonic Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone ...

Following its inaugural flight in March 2024, XB-1 completed a rigorous series of 11 human-piloted test flights under increasingly challenging conditions to evaluate systems and aerodynamics. Over the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier, showcasing the potential for next-generation supersonic commercial travel with Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg achieving a ...

He said he hopes now to “bring the benefits of supersonic flight to everyone”. “XB-1’s supersonic flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived,” he ...

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic airliner, which was retired in 2003. The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first ...

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

As a part of the Overture's development process, Boom Technology has developed another aircraft called the Boom XB-1. A compact version of the full-fledged passenger plane, the Boom XB-1 is ...