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Technology Aviation Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype hit its necessary ‘Mach cutoff.' By Andrew Paul Published Feb 11, 2025 3:41 PM EST ...

Supersonic Jets Are Making A Comeback, But Are They Worth It? Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft is now the first piloted non-military aircraft to break the sound barrier ...

Spike Aerospace’s Spike S-512 Diplomat concept also aims to be a “quiet” supersonic aircraft with a less disruptive sonic boom. Can Boom surpass Concorde?

Spike Aerospace’s Spike S-512 Diplomat concept also aims to be a “quiet” supersonic aircraft with a less disruptive sonic boom. Can Boom surpass Concorde?

Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel and UAV tech, is winding down after five years of operation. In an update posted to its website, Exosonic said it was unable to find ...

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A Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1 supersonic test plane, circa 1950. An X-1 was the first plane to break the sound barrier in Chuck Yeager’s flight on October 14, 1947.