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 ...

Astro Mechanica – founded in 2021 by Ian Brooke and with a tight ship of only eight employees – is an aerospace startup ...

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

Why don’t we have supersonic aircraft any more? Although commercial supersonic air travel kicked off in the 1960s with the arrival of the Concorde, since that jet was retired in 2003 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight.

American space agency NASA announced it has begun engine testing for the X-59 experimental aircraft, first flight expected early next year.

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

The milestone, achieved high above California's Mojave Desert, marks the closest that aerospace innovator Boom Technology's supersonic demonstrator aircraft has come to traveling faster than the ...

NASA’s supersonic X-59 aircraft has taken another critical step toward flight, as its engine was powered up successfully on October 30. Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for NASA's Quesst ...

Supersonic flight is on the verge of a comeback¹, and Boom Supersonic’s latest test flight just took us a step closer. With ...

X-59 supersonic jet completes crucial engine test phase NASA prepares X-59 for first flight with noise-reducing tech Quiet supersonic flight tech aims to reduce travel time in future ...

Following the preliminary checks, the team fueled up the aircraft and tested its engine ... the loud sonic boom usually associated with supersonic speeds. Currently, the FAA restricts supersonic ...