Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first ... - CNN
Jan 28, 2025 · Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California.
Moment 'new Concorde' prototype breaks the sound barrier on …
Jan 28, 2025 · Moment 'new Concorde' prototype breaks the sound barrier on test flight. During the test flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 34,000ft before accelerating to above Mach 1.0 speed, which is ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means
2 days ago · It’s now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in 2003. It’s the first step in Boom’s ambitious goal to have ...
Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier ...
Jan 28, 2025 · US company Boom has broken the sound barrier during a test flight of its prototype aircraft XB-1. The test opens the way for the first supersonic passenger jet since the British-French Concorde ...
‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first ...
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’s XB-1 aircraft climbed ...
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of ...
Jan 29, 2025 · An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947. ...
Boom Supersonic jet breaks sound barrier to open way for new ‘Concorde’
Jan 28, 2025 · A test aircraft built by a US start-up has broken the sound barrier for the first time during a flight, potentially paving the way for the return of supersonic commercial travel more than 20...
Civil XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier for first time since Concorde
Jan 30, 2025 · Tuesday's test saw the aircraft fly faster than the speed of sound, accelerating to Mach 1.122 (860 miles per hour) in three high-speed runs over the course of 35 minutes.
Watch: New ‘Concorde’ breaks the speed of sound for first time
Jan 28, 2025 · It is the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier since Concorde, which retired in 2003. Pilot “Geppetto” has parked outside the hangar and appeared to smile as the ground crew get to ...
Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first …
Jan 29, 2025 · The one-third-scale demonstrator aircraft reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 (652 KTAS or 750 mph) 11 minutes and 34 seconds after takeoff, marking the first time ...