Boom Supersonic's XB-1 reached supersonic speed for the first time, proving the aircraft is capable of breaking the sound barrier.

The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company ... the shock wave that normally accompanies supersonic flight in order to create a sonic thump rather than a disruptive sonic boom.

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

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 ...

and Mach number until we inevitably make that sonic boom," Nick Sheryka, c hief flight test engineer for the XB-1 at Boom Supersonic, said in a promotional video. — Boom Supersonic's XB ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg took off in the company ...

On 28 January 2025, the Boom Supersonic XB-1 test aircraft achieved a record speed of Mach 1.13 during a flight over the ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during a test flight in California. The company conducted its 12th test flight of the demonstrator aircraft, pushing the limits as it was ...

Boom Supersonic is just hours away from performing the first supersonic flight of its XB-1 test plane. A successful test will take it a big step toward its goal of launching supersonic passenger ...