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American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...

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An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

Boom Supersonic plans to build the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, and this week announced a breakthrough in the development process. On January 28, the company’s XB-1 demonstrator achieved ...

What just happened? You might not be familiar with Boom Supersonic, but the startup has just set a notable world first: its XB-1 demonstrator became the first privately developed aircraft to break the ...

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