Thanks to upgraded engines and advanced computers that monitor weather in real time, Boom Supersonic achieved the holy grail ...

B oom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have successfully tested their XB-1 jet. According to the company, the jet was able to ...

The aircraft broke the sound barrier three times – and is now being ... The aircraft, which will fly at a speed of Mach 1.7 over water and Mach 1 over land, will be able to carry 80 passengers.

In January, the aircraft successfully broke the sound barrier for the first time, reaching speeds exceeding Mach 1 at an ...

Boom Supersonic will livestream its XB-1 prototype breaking through the sound barrier ... to carry 65 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7 over water with a range of 4,250 nautical miles.

First Independently Developed Jet Breaks the Sound Barrier Over the California Desert A sleek ... forming a shock wave “much like a boat creates a wake in water,” according to NASA.

Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager was the first human to exceed the sound barrier, back in 1947 ... 20% faster than a Boeing or Airbus. And over the water, we'll open up the throttles and go twice ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday ... which flew over the Atlantic and was barred from many overland routes because of the ...