As Boom Supersonic’s CEO Blake Scholl shared on X, XB-1 did have some “GPS and radio issues.” Boom Supersonic's safety culture is fundamental to the organization, and no corners will be cut.

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 the sound barrier.

The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time at supersonic speed on Jan. 28, 2025 from the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight on Nov. 5, marking a major milestone toward flying at supersonic speeds. Skip to main content.

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 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

Its XB-1 is a one-third-scale demonstrator of a 64-passenger supersonic airliner—dubbed "Overture"—that Boom wants to eventually build. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 during its supersonic flight on ...

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

Boom's first generation XB-1 flight simulator — introduced in 2018 — was mostly used for human factor evaluations. Two years later, in 2020, the company introduced the second-generation ...

The Boom XB-1 reached the speed of sound and beyond Boom Supersonic During the flight , Boom Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg took the XB-1 to 35,290 feet before reaching Mach 1 ...

Boom Supersonic says XB-1 aircraft flew over Mach 1 with no audible sonic boom on the ground below The company's founder and CEO Blake Scholl spoke to Fox News Digital on Monday.