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

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet is attempting to break the sound ...

The sound from the fighter jet is trapped inside its shock ... In the early 1970s, sonic boom concerns led the United States government to ban supersonic passenger flight over land in the US.

A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet ...

Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, has made its first supersonic flight.

XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first ... including American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines. A trip from Washington, DC, to Dublin would log about ...

The only aircraft currently able to reach supersonic speeds are military fighter ... passengers on them in 2029 – and airlines like United and American have already placed orders.

Several airlines – American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines – have inked deals with Boom Supersonic for Overture. In total, the supersonic jet has drawn 130 orders and pre-orders.

Historically, supersonic aircraft have been the work of nation ... book of 130 orders and pre-orders from American Airlines, United Airlines, and Japan Airlines. In 2024, Boom completed ...