Supersonic prototype jet breaks sound barrier on US test flight

Supersonic prototype jet breaks sound barrier on US test flight

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​Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 hit Mach 1.1 over Mojave desert, bringing company closer to planned supersonic airlinerA US-made prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, in the first commercial venture to achieve supersonic speeds since Concorde.Boom Supersonic, a startup that seeks to build the world’s fastest airliner, flew a test flight of its fighter jet-sized XB-1 demonstrator over the Mojave desert in California on Tuesday. Continue reading… 

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 hit Mach 1.1 over Mojave desert, bringing company closer to planned supersonic airliner

A US-made prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, in the first commercial venture to achieve supersonic speeds since Concorde.

Boom Supersonic, a startup that seeks to build the world’s fastest airliner, flew a test flight of its fighter jet-sized XB-1 demonstrator over the Mojave desert in California on Tuesday.

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