US Company Boom XB-1 Demonstrator Achieves Supersonic Flight For The First Time

Boom Supersonics’ XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flightsThe experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed of sound on 28 January. The achievement is the first time any civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental US – and another step toward the
Boom Supersonics’ XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flightsThe experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed of sound on 28 January. The achievement is the first time any civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental US – and another step toward the
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