A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...

After years of testing and refinement, a pilot flying the aerospace company’s XB-1 scale prototype finally broke the sound barrier during a livestream event—not once, not twice, but three times.

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

A fast-growing aerospace startup lives up to its name and surpasses a lofty milestone in its quest to develop supersonic ...

XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet just broke the sound barrier. Achieving Mach 1.112 is a milestone for the aerospace brand, which ...

I was thinking, "first manned, privately-funded vehicle to break the sound barrier" - but realized that the Brit ThrustSSC LSR got that record in 1997. kwalispecial January 29, 2025 08:47 AM I'm torn.

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

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...