the liminal space between subsonic and supersonic speed, where the very air was the enemy, compressing itself against the plane’s skin, and where the “sound barrier” was said to be.

One of the most enduring myths about supersonic flight is that pilots experience extreme G-forces once they break the sound barrier. The idea of being slammed back into the seat as the aircraft ...

American manufacturer Boom Aerospace is currently in the process of developing the Boom Overture, a jet that is set to enter service as the first American supersonic jet ever built. This plane has ...

The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and ...

We’ve demonstrated we can do it without a sonic boom.” Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for its first time ever in late January. During that highly ...

Last month, the XB-1 broke the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert. The event positions Boom Supersonic to produce the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde was grounded in 2003.

Last month, about 24 hours after Blake Scholl, CEO and founder of Boom Supersonic, watched his company's test plane successfully break the sound barrier, he received an invitation to the West Wing.

This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San Francisco to Tokyo, which could be made in six hours, and Newark, New Jersey, ...

For decades, supersonic commercial airline flight has ... but below the breaking of the sound barrier at Mach 1. Each one-tenth beyond Mach 1 represents a 10% increase beyond the speed of sound ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier for its first time ever in late January. During that highly-anticipated test flight, the jet went above Mach 1 several times ...