The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, becoming the first US-made civil aircraft to do so.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.122, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet at ...

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first ...

The XB-1 is a demonstrator for the future Boom Overture, which aims to be the first supersonic passenger aircraft made in the ...

Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft achieves supersonic speed, surpassing the sound barrier and paving the way for next ...

The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre ... and flew through the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor and the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor for 35 minutes.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic during a test flight on Jan. 28, 2025. | Credit: Boom Supersonic via X "I'm just to-the-moon excited about how well that went," Krauland said during ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live ... bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane.