Boom Supersonic Aircraft Hangar

Inside America's 1st Supersonic Civilian Aircraft

Inside America's First Supersonic Civilian Aircraft

We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft.

TechCrunch · 3d

Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break

Live Science on MSN · 3d

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 travel.

Tagtik on MSN · 3d

A first since Concorde, Mach 1 on a civil aircraft

Boom Supersonic has completed a test flight of a civil aircraft, breaking the sound barrier three times. The XB-1 prototype is part of the development of a hypersonic aircraft called Overture. Concorde's successor is well on the way.

FOX 10 Phoenix3d

Boom breaks sound barrier with American-made private supersonic jet

XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to ...

Space on MSN5d

NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)

In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...

USA Today4d

Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert

The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a prototype aircraft that many tout as the Concorde’s successor, will be livestreamed at 6:45 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, from Mojave north ...

NC-bound Boom Supersonic breaks the sound barrier. Watch its test flight here.

While based in Colorado and testing in California, the jet startup’s future is intertwined with North Carolina.

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