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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
The US firm’s XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025. The test took place over the Mojave Desert in California. Boom Supersonic was ...
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‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet that will fly passengers from London to NYC in 3.5hrs shares first major update of 2025
In its first major update of the year, bosses at Colorado-based Boom Technology, confirmed the jet was able to reproduce "transonic" speeds of Mach 0.95 or 575 knots. Mach 1 and above is when a ...
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Boom XB-1 pushes the sound barrier before supersonic flight
Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...
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Wind Over Its Wing: NASA's X-66 Model Tests Airflow
NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project concluded wind tunnel testing in the fall of 2024. Tests on a Boeing-built X-66 model ...