NASA's X-59 supersonic jet looks ready for some serious speed in new photos. Lockheed Martin has been building the X-59 for NASA, as part of a project to develop a "quiet" supersonic aircraft that ...

"This is such a huge step, building the first civil supersonic jet, you know, right here in America," said Boom advisor and former Chief Engineer Greg Krauland during the company's livestream on X.

The demonstrator aircraft "leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including digitally-optimized aerodynamics, carbon fiber composites, advanced supersonic ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during a test flight in California. The company conducted its 12th test flight of the demonstrator aircraft, pushing the limits as it was ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the ... Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft broke the sound barrier.

in the X-1 aircraft in 1947. Reaching an altitude of 35,290 ft (19,756 m), the Boom XB-1 became not only the first commercial, piloted supersonic flight since Concorde retired in 2003, it was also ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just ... Boom CEO Blake Scholl wrote in a post on X over the weekend that “[m]uch work remains to scale up to Overture.” That includes firing ...

Its three faster-than-sound legs, maxing out at Mach 1.11, happened in the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor—a piece of airspace, designated for such high-speed activities, between Mojave ...