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Watch First US Civilian Supersonic Jet Break Sound Barrier in Historic Test Flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 achieved a milestone by successfully breaking the sound barrier on a test flight, marking the first ...
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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier
Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...
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The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...