Boom’s XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight reached speeds ...

Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times.

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

Today’s test flight took place in airspace known as the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor (named after the first plane to break the sound barrier ... the option to buy 35 more) and 20 to American ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first time over the Mojave Desert in California. During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according ...

Editor's note: Boom Supersonic successfully broke the sound barrier with the XB-1 today in a major milestone. Read our coverage here. Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier during a test ...

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a ... Supersonic Corridor for 35 minutes. Chuck Yeager, a United ...