forming a shock wave. The abrupt pressure change creates the characteristic sonic boom heard on the ground, akin to an explosion or a thunderclap. If you have witnessed sonic booms on various ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...

"The Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstrator was not intended to be ... And the greater the weight, the greater the shock wave that causes the boom. What you want is a way to have your cake and eat it ...

If NASA’s bet on its newest X-plane pays off, the long-nosed aircraft could revolutionize commercial aviation. That is, if ...

This compression forms a shock wave, the energy of which is directly ... but it does go a long way towards eliminating the traditional “sonic boom”. On the ground, instead of one loud bang ...

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...

American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during a supersonic test flight. The last flight of a supersonic airliner, ...

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft ...

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. Boom Supersonic's chief test pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg took off in the company ...