NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound ...
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"This image makes the invisible visible — the first American made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound barrier." ...
Chuck Yeager flew a rocket-propelled experimental aircraft across the Mojave Desert -- taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port just as the XB-1 did. Before today's sound barrier-breaking ...
Following a few more ground tests, it will fly over numerous cities around the country. NASA will ask people on the ground if the sound bothered them. If successful, restrictions may be lifted, ...
Air Force bomber named Wolfpack caught eyes and raised questions with its retro paint scheme and payload of futuristic ...
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The quest for the sound barrier was a big thing in the 1960s with the advent of jet and rocket-powered cars seeking ... American racer Craig Breedlove would break 500mph in October 1964 then ...
While fast, they fall short of breaking the sound barrier. Tomahawks are launched ... It's believed to operate in two stages, initially using solid rocket fuel and a scramjet.