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Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier
By flying so fast, so low in the latest test, the XB-1 achieved a record 383 knots equivalent airspeed — indicative of incredibly high dynamic air pressure. The aircraft will never experience ...
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Boom’s XB-1 research jet shockwave captured during supersonic flight
US aeronautics agency NASA managed to capture the Boom Supersonic XB-1 research aircraft as it broke the sound barrier during ...
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Next Gen Stats: Top 5 fastest ball carriers through Sunday of Week 1
The top 5 fastest ball carriers through Sunday from Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, according to Next Gen Stats. Check out the top speeds at 10 yards in the 40-yard dash from the 2025 NFL Scouting ...
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Jump inside the XB-70 Valkyrie, the largest and fastest bomber that the US ever built
It was the "largest and fastest bomber" that the US ever built, according to The National Interest. The XB-70 Valkyrie could cruise at Mach 3, riding its own shock wave to do so, and could hit ...
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Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier over the continental US. Less than a month later, Chief Test ...
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NASA captures XB-1’s supersonic shockwave as it breaks the sound barrier
Boom Supersonic plans to incorporate "Boomless Cruise" technology — based on data from XB-1's test flights — into its Overture airliner. Overture is expected to be the “world’s fastest ...