During the Nov. 5 test flight, which lasted 55 minutes, XB-1 reached an altitude of 23,015 feet (7,015 meters) and a new top ...

One of the biggest hurdles to commercial supersonic travel is the overland noise problem, as planes create a loud supersonic ...

A supersonic jet plane that could slash flight times in half has reached record speeds in its latest test flight. Boom Technology's XB-1 plane was performing the seventh of its ten subsonic test ...

BOOM SUPERSONIC completed its fifth test flight of XB-1 supersonic demonstrator, reaching maximum alititude of 17,800 ft and new top speed of Mach 0.69; five more subsonic test flights are planned ...

How fast can it safely go? How high can it climb? How much can it carry? Over five initial test flights, Boom Supersonic has begun to push its envelope. The startup with plans to assemble ...

Boom Supersonic hopes to profit from the Overture with orders from major airlines, including the US Air Force. The Overture ...

Boom's XB-1 demonstrator will test technology for its planned Overture supersonic commercial airliner "People have always wanted to travel fast, ever since the first person galloped across the ...

THE supersonic jet that could fly passengers from London to New York City in 3.5hours has reached a new top speed in its latest test flight. The XB-1 plane, from Boom Technology, completed its ...

But now those plans look closer to being realised. Three US aerospace firms - Boom Supersonic, Aerion Supersonic and Spike Aerospace - are racing to be the first to slash travel times across the ...

Colorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic wants to bring back the era of the Concorde — a beloved faster-than-sound passenger jet that flew for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2003.

The aviation startup aims to accomplish what Concorde could not: facilitating economically and even environmentally sustainable supersonic passenger travel. Boom Supersonic reveals new partners ...