Virgin Galactic’s private jet represents a very bold step toward making supersonic travel a reality for an elite few. Unlike ...

Boom Technology began ground testing of the aircraft in December 2022. Following a comprehensive taxi test campaign, the ...

On March 2, 1969, the Concorde took flight for the first time, ushering in a new era of supersonic travel. A marvel of engineering, this iconic airliner could cruise at Mach 2.04, cutting ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil supersonic jet, completed its second supersonic flight.

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

Supersonic aviation pioneers at Boom have assisted the FAA and other regulators around the world in creating new ...

With increasing scrutiny on the environmental consequences of flying, it is important to consider the effect of supersonic ...

This allowed Nasa to snap the XB-1 flying in front of the Sun, which meant it could capture the changing air density around the aircraft when it was flying at supersonic speeds. CONCORDE was the ...

A 92-year-old model maker from south Shropshire has called it quits and is looking to sell his incredible portfolio of work ...

Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have ... But Boom has perfected its aircraft’s efficient, aerodynamic design using computational fluid dynamics, which “is basically a digital wind ...