Aerospace startup Boom says they've proven quiet supersonic flight is possible with their passenger airplanes after a successful second test flight.

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a ...

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...

Boom’s XB-1 reached Mach 1.112, after 10 years of planning and a year of flight tests. Up next: its Overture supersonic ...

Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier again Monday, after a successful flight last month. On Feb. 10, Boom Supersonic performed another supersonic flight with its “demonstrator aircraft,” the XB-1.

“XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight—without an audible boom. This confirms what ...

Grammy-winner Kendrick Lamar on Sunday became the first solo rap artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show, with his ...

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed in ...

Boom Supersonic now says Overture can avoid sonic booms, potentially opening up overland flights even at Mach 1 or higher.

During the demonstration flight on January 28, 2025, the XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times, but not one of those ...

The second series of supersonic flight tests are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday as part of Boom “scaling up the technology on ...

And yet, knowing what I know about the climate, the promise of a return to supersonic flight is a little tarnished. We’re in ...