A startup says it can fly supersonic without the noisy boom. Here's how its airliner would compare to the famous Concorde.
A startup wants to revive the Concorde for the generations of flyers that missed out, without the noisy boom and the up to ...
City Journal2d
This Silent Plane Just Made History
Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental ...
Flying2d
This Company Is Taking the ‘Boom’ Out of Supersonic Flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 creates a sonic boom inaudible from the ground below when flying at the exact right speed and altitude ...
New Atlas3d
XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier ...
Winston-Salem Journal3d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
It was a step toward reviving supersonic commercial travel, which has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded ... due to its long nose. Boom, based in Denver, plans to use the ...
Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom
Boom Supersonic passed a major milestone last month when its XB-1 prototype became the first civil aircraft to break the ...
Globalair4d
Boom flies supersonic without sonic boom
Boomless Cruise is based on physics known as the Mach cutoff, in which a sonic boom refracts in the atmosphere and never ...
New Scientist4d
How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
When the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...
Interesting Engineering6d
Never seen before quantum state discovered in graphene could advance computing
Researchers discovered new quantum states in twisted graphene layers, paving the way for energy-efficient electronics and ...
Yahoo10d
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
In supersonic flight these disturbances combine to form shock waves around the vehicle. When people say you can see a fighter ...
Runway Girl12d
Great expectations for supersonic travel as XB-1 breaks sound barrier
The XB-1 test flight was a unique event that will live on in the history books and has given travelers hope of a return to ...
Winston-Salem Journal14d
Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
He said the biggest hurdle facing Boom “is always going to be getting the four jet engines that will power the supersonic jet ... that the manufacturer plans to eventually double annual ...