Steve Varsano, an aviation entrepreneur, has spoken about the aircraft and why it was eventually discontinued.

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a ...

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This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San ...

But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the next phase is making it economically feasible. Right now, both subsonic and ...

The remarkable flying career of Charles ‘Chuck’ Yeager - the first pilot to break the sound barrier and fly at supersonic ...

A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 ... It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more ...

CHINA’S state-owned aircraft company Comac has revealed plans for a stealthy supersonic jet that can fly at more than ...

The Concorde was discontinued soon after a catastrophic ... Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world ...