A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier.
The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.
The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight.
The Concorde aircraft, despite actually managing to be profitable, proved that airlines could, in theory, turn a profit if ...
Helicopter that collided with passenger jet near Reagan Washington National Airport was flown by Army, AP source says.
More than two decades after Europe’s failed attempt at a supersonic airliner, the USA is on track to make it work.
The Concorde passenger jet never really took off, ceasing operation after just a couple of decades due to high operating costs. That jet flew its last flight in 2003, but now over 20 years later, ...
Aviation startup Boom Supersonic announced its XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier for the first time over in California ...
New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight - Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight takes ...
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...
Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier ...
With an owner list that includes Walt Disney, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Drake, Gulfstream is both a technical and ...
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