MIT Technology Review2d
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
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 ...
Winston-Salem Journal4d
Boom Supersonic sets moment-of-truth date for breaking sound barrier
The attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is ... and is designed for takeoff and landing on over 600 routes around the world. Boom installed in October the first major piece of ...
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XB-1 Aircraft Completes First Supersonic Flight
Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, has made its first supersonic flight. The XB-1 achieved the milestone on ...
Winston-Salem Journal7d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...
London to New York in 3.5 hours: How Boom Supersonic is learning from Concorde’s mistakes
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work. View on ...
Aviation Week7d
Boom Swings Focus To Overture After XB-1 Success
Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone by any measure. But as the champagne corks popped and the engines on Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video ...
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.
The Herald-Sun14d
Open Source: NC-bound startup is about to fly supersonic. We asked pilots what it’s like.
Will Boom Supersonic fulfill the dream of the Concorde and shuttle people across the sky at up to 60,000 feet? Will enough people pay thousands of dollars for faster flight times? Can Boom meet ...