XB-1 demonstrator did not quite break the sound barrier during its seventh test flight but reached speed and altitude ...

Another example of how the bleeding edge aerospace sector is going through a massive shakeup has surfaced as civilian supersonic startup Exosonic has announced that it is going out of business after ...

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 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 hits a new speed milestone of 629 mph, bringing it closer to breaking the sound barrier—setting 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 ...

The company intends for the tech to eventually pave the way for its very own Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner. Boom wants to make London to NYC more affordable than Concorde in 3.5 hours.

The latest test flight was piloted by Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, a graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School. Along with breaking the plane’s speed record, his flight also reached new ...

Exosonic, a startup developing supersonic commercial air travel and UAV tech, is winding down after ... he reportedly worked on the low-boom X-59 aircraft for NASA. Exosonic joined Y Combinator ...

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