XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to ...

it was also billed as the first privately funded supersonic aircraft and the first private supersonic aircraft made in the United States. The purpose of today's flight was not simply to mark a new ...

High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122. Piloted by ...

The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic ...

A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner ... We're ready to build the passenger supersonic jet that ...

Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic jet made in America. Boom Supersonic makes aviation history as XB-1 breaks the ...

Here’s how it works. Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...

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MOJAVE, Calif. - XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial ...