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Open Source: Boom Supersonic is about to fly supersonic. We asked pilots what it’s like.
I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. Boom Supersonic expects to break the ...
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Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. The American startup ...
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Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...