I cannot believe we’re having this conversation,” sniffed one speaker. Mmm ... economy got a not-so-quiet jolt Tuesday when a Boom Supersonic aircraft broke the sound barrier.

The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the ‘Baby Boom’, broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over ...

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...

Boom Supersonic now says Overture can avoid sonic booms, potentially opening up overland flights even at Mach 1 or higher.

Boom Supersonic says its XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic flight without an audible sonic boom on the ground below. CEO Blake Scholl hopes supersonic passenger flight will eventually be allowed in ...

A Colorado-based company said it broke the sound barrier three times without generating a sonic boom that reached the ground.

Boom CEO Blake Scholl confirmed that on January 28, the XB-1 successfully broke the sound barrier three times without ...

The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Last week, American company Boom Supersonic flew faster than the speed of sound with its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. It’s now the ...

Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week ...