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Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)
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‘New Concorde’: Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight
New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight takes ...
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Boom XB-1: Civilian test aircraft reaches supersonic speed
The Boom XB-1 single-seat supersonic aircraft developed by ... Developed as a joint project between Air France and British Airways, the aircraft was used in commercial flights from 1976 to 2003.
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
The single-seat ... existing aircraft manufacturers to develop a successor to the Concorde—a money-losing supersonic airliner that operated from 1971 to 2003 by Air France and British Airways ...
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Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert
The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test ... for an occupant of that seat, while not impeding the safe operation of the aircraft or the ejection seat.
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype jet breaks sound barrier for first time
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is the first civilian aircraft to achieve the feat since the British-French supersonic ... which is intended to seat between 64 and 80 passengers and travel at speeds ...