The United States military has a long legacy of using modified civilian planes in military applications. Here are a few you ...

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break ...

We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...

Despite all these technological advances, a supersonic aircraft still cannot beat physics. Shock waves, and their associated drag, will still exist. So, a single supersonic aircraft will still produce ...

Aircraft are chosen for all sorts of reasons ... Certainly, and it isn’t hard to see why. A civilian Cessna is cheap, easy to service, and robust to operate. As such, it makes perfect sense ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

The Boom XB-1 single-seat supersonic aircraft developed by US civil aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday during a test flight over the Mojave ...

In Montana, military aircraft frequently share airspace with civilian planes, particularly near airports in Great Falls, Helena, and Billings. Major Ryan Finnegan, the state public affairs officer ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier three times during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Tuesday, the first time a privately developed and built aircraft has accomplished such a ...