Boom Supersonic sans Sonic boom

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 pathfinder vehicle went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10), breaking the sound barrier three times on its 13th and final test flight.
Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier over the continental US. Less than a month later, Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg has once again surpassed Mach 1 in the experimental plane while flying as high as 36,
Supersonic XB-1: Flying faster than sound
Overture will be the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet and the first civil supersonic jet made in America. This is after Concorde flights were retired from service in 2003. Apart from Boom,
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – thanks to a physics phenomenon called the Mach cutoff
How Boom’s XB-1 cracked the code for silent supersonic flight
American firm Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has once again reached supersonic speeds without producing an audible boom, following its milestone flight on January 28 this year. The aircraft is the first piloted non-military plane to break the sound barrier since Concorde’s retirement in 2003.
Supersonic passenger flights with no sonic boom felt on the ground? Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight.
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 minutes quicker than current top flight speeds, while
XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Oddly enough, no one on the ground heard a thing during its "boomless" cruise.
'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel
Boom Supersonic, the Colorado-based company that made the jet, hailed its test flights as a major milestone towards the return of supersonic air travel. Founder and CEO Blake Scho
Supersonic XB-1 Jet Completes Final Test Flight, Paving the Way for the Overture
The XB-1 supersonic jet from Boom Supersonic completed its 13th and final test flight on February 10, 2025, breaking the sound barrier for the last time.
A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator ...
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Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
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This Silent Plane Just Made History
Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental ...
Trump shows off ‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic plane design as firm plans flights from London to NYC in 3.5hrs by 2029
TRUMP has shown off designs for the “Son of Concorde” supersonic jet, as the firm readies to start running ultra-fast flights from London to New York. The President beamed as he posed ...
Supersonic goes boomless.
Boom’s XB-1 test craft has flown at supersonic speeds for a second time following its first flight last month, and this time ...
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl discusses his company and 'Boomless Cruise' supersonic flight
Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl, whose company is working to develop supersonic passenger aircraft, discuses how it is possible to fly at supersonic speeds without a sonic boom being ...