Per current plans, the company intends to make two supersonic test flights — achieving speeds of over Mach 1 — with Flight 13 likely being the Boom XB-1's last flight. The company expects the ...

A Chinese company working on a commercial transport plane capable of flying at Mach-4, twice the speed of the Concorde - unveiled the prototype of its next-generation supersonic aircraft ...

Called Cuantianhou (Soaring Monkey), this supersonic aircraft promises to make long-distance travel much faster than ever before. According to the company, this aircraft can fly at Mach-4 (4,752 ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

At the time of writing, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft has flown 11 test flights, achieving a maximum speed of Mach 0.95. Mach 1 is the speed of sound -- about 767 mph at 68 degrees ...

Known as the X-59 QueSST [quiet supersonic technology], it will fly at Mach 1.42 (940mph) at 55,000ft, and generate a sound about as loud as a car door closing, Nasa says. A high-speed aeroplane ...

Boom Supersonic is one step closer to launching the spiritual heir to the Concorde. The US firm's XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025. The ...

Overture is intended to carry between 65 and 88 passengers across oceanic routes, sparing human populations the supersonic boom generated by its Mach 2.2 speed. Nasa has a more outlandish test ...