XB-1 Goes Mach 1 - Boom XB-1
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 come first.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier - Live Science
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 and Space...
Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first ... - CNN
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 airliner, Overture.
What is the Boom XB-1 aircraft? Civil jet makes history by …
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 the sound barrier with...
Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test …
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, marking the first...
Boom - FlyBy - What to Expect During XB-1’s Supersonic Flight: A …
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 instability or inaccuracy
Boom - FlyBy - Boom Achieves Supersonic Flight
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, and flew the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic jet …
Boom! The XB-1 Demonstrator Jet Has Gone Supersonic
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 read about here. During that flight, the XB-1 was flown at speeds up to 238 knots (273 mph, or Mach 0.355), achieving an altitude of 7,120 feet.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
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 government...
Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight ...
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.
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