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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
Boom's XB-1 aircraft was subjected to a maximum dynamic pressure higher than it will experience at Mach 1.1. The next test ...
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Boom XB-1 pushes the sound barrier before supersonic flight
Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach ...
Major milestone for 'Son of Concorde’ which will 'fly from London to NYC in 3.5 hours'
A plane dubbed the ‘son of the Concorde’ that could fly from London to New York in three and a half hours has completed its ...
‘Son of Concorde’ supersonic jet that will fly passengers from London to NYC in 3.5hrs shares first major update of 2025
SON of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is “on track” to break the sound barrier in early 2025, makers of the supersonic plane have announced. In its first major update of the year, ...
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The Little-Known Soviet Pilot Who Broke Mach 1
Among other things, the Cold War was replete with examples of the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist ...
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Transonic cascade wind tunnel (TGK)
The transonic cascade wind tunnel (TGK ... it is the world's only such facility that allows inflow Mach numbers of up to 1.4, whilst simultaneously enabling independent variation of the Reynolds ...
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US supersonic aircraft nearly breaks sound barrier in test flight over Mojave Desert
The US firm's XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025. The test took place over the Mojave Desert in California. Boom Supersonic was founded ...