Boom Supersonic successfully tested its prototype supersonic aircraft, proving that supersonic commercial travel is not just ...

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...

Although sound travels quite fast, it is still possible to measure its speed in air. To do this, you need to measure the time it takes a sound to travel a measured distance. To reduce errors ...

High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ...

SPEEDY flights that blast off faster than the speed of sound look set to return to skies as a US company reveals huge progress on a new Concorde-like service. Boom’s XB-1 jet, dubbed the ...

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

A prototype of a passenger jet designed to succeed the supersonic Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time on ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, paving the way for faster commercial flights if future tests succeed.

But what exactly is supersonic travel? There are good reasons why it’s not more common, despite the hype. The Mach number is defined as a plane’s speed divided by the speed that sound waves mo ...

XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to ...

STORY: The return of supersonic air travel just might have come a step closer. U.S. startup Boom Supersonic sent its XB-1 jet ...