Humans have a tendency to impose our understanding of the laws of physics, our conception of what's possible, on the rest of the universe. The fact is that we keep pushing the goalposts of exactly ...

While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground during the final test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator in February, its prospective airliner still isn't allowed to ...

Boom Technology's faster-than-sound XB-1 jet has completed key milestones on the way to its historic first flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has established new global noise standards for supersonic aircraft, a process in which Boom Supersonic assisted the FAA and other regulators. These ...

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on October 28, 2025 from Lockheed Martin's famously secret Skunk Works at the US ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 "Baby Boom" demonstrator successfully achieved supersonic flight (Mach 1.1), marking the first time an independently built jet reached such speeds. This achievement is a crucial ...

Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first supersonic flight last month was a success, breaking the sound barrier above the ...

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, ...

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