US-based developer Boom Supersonic has begun the final countdown to its first attempt at breaking the sound barrier with its ...

The Boom Supersonic attempt to achieve supersonic flight at Mach 1.1 is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. Breaking the sound barrier occurs at 761 mph.

T he countdown is on for XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, to break the sound barrier during its next test flight. Scheduled for January 28, 2025, ...

The supersonic commercial jet company with ambitious plans in North Carolina is set to break the sound barrier within a week.

Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde ...

The SR-71 was so fast that when fired upon with a surface-to-air missile, the SR-71 could simply accelerate and outrun it. Perhaps no aspect of human flight captivates the public’s imagination like ...

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach ...

Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager is one of the most consequential public figures in aviation history. He was the first one to break ...