Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight
The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight ...
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 ...
Boom! This Startup Just Broke the Sound Barrier as it Pushes to Revive Civilian Supersonic Flight
The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...
Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect ...
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Boom XB-1's successful test flight revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
Boom, based in Denver, plans to use the technology to build its Overture commercial airliner ... 14 of which were used for passenger service. A deadly crash more than two decades ago hastened ...
Denver based company becomes part of history, first civil engineered jet hits supersonic speed
A Denver-based supersonic jet company became part of history when it became the company behind the first civically ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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Denver-area company's experimental jet breaks sound barrier three times
skyrocketing fuel costs and a 2000 crash into a hotel that killed 113 people. Boom Supersonic says it is developing Overture to use sustainable aviation fuel and fly efficiently enough to make the ...
Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier
Piloted by former US Navy aviator Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in ...
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Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
A crash in France in 2000, caused by runway debris, killed 113 people. It stopped flying in 2003. Boom is convinced it ... The company’s Overture aircraft will be designed to use sustainable ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...