NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

CONCORDE was the supersonic passenger ... The plan was for Boom to break the sound barrier at a high enough altitude to avoid a sonic boom. By flying at high enough altitudes, Boom Supersonic ...

The Colorado-based company says specialized photography from NASA shows the shock waves as Boom’s supersonic demonstrator ...

Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.

A "son of Concorde ... sonic boom reached the ground as the jet flew at supersonic speeds. "This image makes the invisible visible—the first American-made civil supersonic jet breaking the sound ...