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 ...

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 ...

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.

An even more advanced version of such tech is VTOL (Vertical Takeoff ... The best-known element of supersonic flight is the ...

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 ...

See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...

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