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Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight. Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl ...

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 ...

The XB-1 just became the first civil aircraft to go supersonic over the continental United States. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

The aerospace company Boom Supersonic flew its experimental aircraft supersonically for the first time today, a major accomplishment for a company seeking to fly commercial supersonic airliners by the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & ...

The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make ...

A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than two decades ago achieved its first sound-barrier-busting flight over California's Mojave desert on ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks sound barrier in test flight XB-1 test flight marks milestone for Boom's commercial airliner plans Boom Supersonic has 130 orders from major airlines for Overture Jan 28 ...

Boom will now shift its attentions toward developing Overture, its supersonic passenger jet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Boom ...

Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test flight this morning (Jan. 28). This would mark the first time the company achieves the feat, and you can watch the historic action live.