Tuesday’s flight happened in the same airspace where in 1947 Charles “Chuck” Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, piloting an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane.
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier, showcasing the potential for next-generation supersonic ...