There were more sighs of relief than “I told you so” in the aftermath of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier Jan. 28 on its initial three attempts.

Chris James receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), and the US Office of Naval Research. Late last week, American ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

This week, a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound, soaring high above the Mojave Desert as a crowd watched in excitement The XB-1, developed by Boom ...

Boom Supersonic achieved Tuesday its goal of breaking the sound barrier on its first attempt with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft — and then repeated the feat two more times.

Commercial-type aircraft reaches supersonic speed for the first time since Concorde 20 years ago. Added6 days ago Video from passengers appears to shows flames coming from a plane's wing at ...

The XB-1, developed by Boom Supersonic, reached a speed of Mach 1.05 just 11 minutes after takeoff, according to the company and a live video of the test. The flight took place at the Mojave Air & ...

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The UPNG students have extended their support to Miss Papua New Guinea, May Hasola, as she participates in the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Honiara, Solomon Islands ...