Normally these speed sensors work with radar or laser technology to bounce back radio waves or IR light from objects and calculate speed based on time taken for the light or wave to reflect. In this ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

Manned by Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the XB-1 launched in the early hours of Tuesday, reaching an altitude of 35,290 feet and accelerating to speed Mach 1.122, ...

Boom Supersonic's XB ... flying abilities at high speed, as well as tested its "hands-off" behavior. The XB-1 has a curved shape and downward-curving nose to reduce wave drag and airflow, thereby ...

American aerospace startup Boom Supersonic achieved a significant milestone by breaking the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. The test flight, conducted on Tuesday and broadcast live ...

Boom Supersonic is one step closer to launching the spiritual heir to the Concorde. The US firm’s XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10 ...

announced that supersonic speed was reached by their XB-1 demonstrator on Tuesday. Taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, Boom’s Chief Test Pilot, Tristan “Geppetto ...

Total wave height, also known as significant wave height, describes the combined height of the sea and the swell that mariners experience on open waters. The Bureau provides model forecasts of total ...

It's a big step toward the possible return of supersonic passenger flight. The aircraft, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, reached a cruising speed of Mach 1.1 (around 844 ...