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Two Supersonic Test Flights Aim to Shape the Future of Air Travel

Boom Supersonic plans to break the sound barrier with the XB-1 test flight on January 28 in Mojave, California, a significant milestone in supersonic travel.
The XB-1 has completed 11 successful test flights and is a precursor to the Overture commercial airliner, which has 130 orders from airlines.
CEO Blake Scholl envisions supersonic travel to be accessible for all, aiming for flights anywhere in the world in four hours for $100.
Boom's Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina, is designed to produce 66 aircraft annually, supporting future aviation advancements.

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Sky News UK

Boom test flight live: 'New Concorde' prototype jet attempts to break sound barrier

US company Boom is attempting to break the sound barrier during a test flight of its prototype passenger jet XB-1. If all goes to plan, it would become the first supersonic passenger jet since the British-French Concorde, which was retired in 2003. Watch the test flight live below.

25 days ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

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Boom: America’s answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

25 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Independent

'New Concorde' attempts to break sound barrier on first supersonic flight

Boom’s inaugural XB-1 supersonic test flight takes off later today.

25 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Fox8

Boom Supersonic aims to break sound barrier Tuesday, major milestone on path to future Greensboro-made jet

MOJAVE, Calif. (WGHP) — Get out your ear plugs. Boom Supersonic aims to break the sound barrier on Tuesday, an accomplishment that will send figurative shockwaves to the Piedmont Triad. The XB-1 aircraft, described by Boom as "the world's first independently developed supersonic jet," has completed 11 successful test flights at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Its first successful flight, which happened on March 22, 2024, hit 264 knots…

25 days ago·Cleveland, United States

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Daily Express

'Son of Concorde' 767mph supersonic jet set to blast off for first ever flight

The pioneering flight is set to take off from

25 days ago·United Kingdom

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Mashable

NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane. It could make history.

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms.But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an endeavor that seeks to turn the booms to "barely audible" thumps and make supersonic flight possible over land. Over a half-century ago, the U.S. banned commercial planes from flying at supersonic speeds over the nation, but NASA's Quiet SuperSonic Tech…

25 days ago·United States

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