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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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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 ...
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Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight over Mojave Desert
The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air ...
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Boom Supersonic says XB-1 aircraft flew over Mach 1 with no audible sonic boom on the ground below
"Specialized microphone arrays placed in strategic locations under the flight path confirmed that sonic booms did not reach the ground as XB-1 flew at a top speed of Mach 1.12." Fast flights sans ...