Boise State Public Radio10d
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
Denver-based Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator plane hit Mach 1.122 — 750 mph. It's the first independently developed ...
Sky10d
Boom test flight: 'New Concorde' prototype jet breaks sound barrier
A US company's prototype jet has broken the sound barrier in a demonstration it hopes will pave the way for a successor to the Concorde ... it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating ...
The Sun26d
‘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 ... 32,417ft in a test flight on 19 December, a new speed and altitude record at the time. The most recent test flight on 10 January saw XB-1 ...
Digital Trends11d
Watch ‘son of Concorde’ prototype break sound barrier for first time
Tuesday’s XB-1 flight marks the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since Concorde’s retirement ... scale demonstrator aircraft reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating ...
WAMC10d
The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
A private company aiming to build the first supersonic airliner since the Concorde retired more than ... or 750 mph, at an altitude of about 35,000 feet. Brandenburg brought the plane to a ...
LBC10d
‘New Concorde’ breaks sound barrier during test flight, as owner 'plans commercial trips'
Boom's Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator is the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier since the Concorde, reaching a speed of Mach ... 12 minutes into the test flight at around 35,000 feet ...