Boom Technology began ground testing of the aircraft in December 2022. Following a comprehensive taxi test campaign, the ...

With increasing scrutiny on the environmental consequences of flying, it is important to consider the effect of supersonic ...

A closer look at how Sir Richard Branson tried and failed to bring supersonic capabilities to the Virgin Atlantic fleet.

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of ...

"We didn't invent anything," Scholl said. "Concorde proved you can fly a supersonic airplane with passengers on it half a century ago. The job of the Overture is to do it economically." An ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

Of all the factors that killed off Concorde more than two decades ago, it was the jet’s thunderclap-loud sonic boom that ...

The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a "Son of Concorde" – is America's first civil supersonic jet. To hit supersonic speeds, an airplane needs to travel at 768 miles per hour. Boom Supersonic is ...