New Scientist on MSN11h
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
MIT Technology Review5d
Supersonic planes are inching toward takeoff. That could be a problem.
Supersonic planes will burn significantly more fuel than current aircraft, resulting in higher emissions of carbon dioxide, ...
Hosted on MSN13d
Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
Winston-Salem Journal19h
Supersonic passenger flights with no sonic boom felt on the ground? Boom Supersonic thinks so after recent test flight.
A supersonic Boom Supersonic flight across the United States — beginning potentially as early as 2029 — could be at least 90 ...
First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft ...
Boom’s XB-1 aircraft breaks sound barrier: Is supersonic travel the future?
American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during ...
Live Science on MSN13d
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 smashes the sound barrier — becoming the 1st civil aircraft to go supersonic in US history
By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...
Ravalli Republic11d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
As a supersonic plane speeds through the air, it pushes molecules aside with great force, forming a shock wave “much like a ...
CNN5d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
they’re referring to supersonic flight: fighter jets can travel at around Mach 2. The sound from the fighter jet is trapped inside its shock wave; until the shock wave moves to your position on ...