Airplane Breaking Sound Barrier

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 breaks sound barrier 3 times

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & Space Port in southeastern California at about 1:50 p.m. EST (1850 GMT; 10:50 a.m. local time in California).

PCMag on MSN · 4d

Boom Supersonic: Our Flights Can Break Sound Barrier Without a Sonic Boom

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a boom being detected by microphones on the desert floor below.

The Verge · 17d

Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time

On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1.

1don MSN

A new airplane silently broke the sound barrier. It looks nothing like NASA’s X-59

Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...

City Journal1d

This Silent Plane Just Made History

Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental ...

USA Today18d

Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert

Boom officials explained that the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” will break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 Supersonic ... The ground test was performed at the Mojave ...

Newsweek17d

What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier

Tuesday's test flight took place from the Mojave Air ... The sound barrier is the sudden increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs when an object approaches Mach 1. Aircraft that break this ...

9don MSN

Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

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