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XB-1
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XB-1 supersonic demonstrator performs engine running tests
Boom Supersonic this week released images and information about the engine firing tests of the XB-1, a demonstrator…
United States establishes “supersonic corridor” to test new civilian jets that fly faster than the speed of sound
The Kansas state government and the FAA signed an agreement this week establishing the first US supersonic flight…
New supersonic XB-1 and X-59 airplanes have noise as the biggest challenge
Fifty years ago, the Concorde and its Russian rival Tu-144 pioneered supersonic passenger flight, but ended up succumbing…
Boom shows progress with its supersonic civilian plane project
In a small, discreet hangar at Centennial Airport, on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, a possible revolution in…