Designed in collaboration with its pilots, XB-1 demonstrates the technical innovations that enable Overture—and is born of an engineering and manufacturing culture where safety and quality …

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air …

Jan 28, 2025 · The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial …

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed …

Jan 28, 2025 · Some 11.5 minutes into the flight — the 12th overall for the XB-1 — at an altitude of around 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), the test plane exceeded Mach 1, the speed of sound, …

Jan 17, 2025 · XB-1 is designed to accelerate through the transonic drag rise and sustain level, supersonic flight. What do you expect during XB-1’s acceleration to Mach 1.1? Pitot-static …

Jan 28, 2025 · The successful first supersonic flight of Boom’s demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, took place on January 28 2025 at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Boom designed, built, …

Jan 28, 2025 · The XB-1, also known as the “Baby Boom,” is a one-third-scale technology demonstrator for the Overture. It made its first flight at Mojave on March 22, 2024, as you can …

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft soared past the speed of sound in a test flight on Tuesday —the first time a plane has accomplished that feat without the fuels of …

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.