A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier.

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

MOJAVE DESERT, Calif. (WKRC) - A groundbreaking image has revealed what a sonic boom looks like, showcasing the moment America's first civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier last month. The ...

The unofficial successor to Concorde is one step closer to reality after Boom Supersonic marked the 11th successful test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. On Jan. 10, the XB-1 ...

Boom Supersonic and NASA just dropped an incredible photo of the XB-1 breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. Using Schlieren photography, they captured air distortions that are usually ...

The future of high speed travel did not arrive with a deafening crack over the ocean, but with a controlled, almost modest ...

At approximately 5:20 p.m., an F-16 fighter jet assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing broke the sound barrier, causing a sonic boom over the Northwest Ohio area. The sonic boom was ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a ...

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