Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights

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 ... Read More

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)

Related: Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video) The XB-1 lifted off for the first time in March 2024, on a flight that did not break the sound barrier (which ... Read More

Centennial-based Boom Technology chooses Adams County as test site for its supersonic jet engines

Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and test its engines of the future just 30 miles north of its Centennial ... Read More

Moment civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test flight

a jet independently developed by Boom Supersonic, has broken the sound barrier during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. The sound barrier was broken for the first time in 1947 by ... Read More

Boom! US jet breaks sound barrier in bid to revive supersonic travel

Trump says he's unsure whether people in the US are entitled to due process President Donald Trump said he was unsure whether people in the U.S. are entitled to due process rights guaranteed in ... Read More

Boom Supersonic technology may help end ban on supersonic flight

"The establishment of more stringent noise and CO2 standards represents the first time both standards ... proven that we can break the sound barrier without an audible boom on the ground, we ... Read More

This Supersonic Jet’s Sharkskin-Like Coating Helps Reduce Its Emissions

A micro-film developed by an Australian company that resembles smooth shark skin makes an aircraft more efficient, thus extending fuel efficiency. Read More

Boom Supersonic acquires Colorado site to test Symphony engine for Overture jet

Boom Supersonic acquires a former hypersonic test site in Colorado to advance development of its Symphony engine for the Overture supersonic airliner. Read More

Boom Supersonic to launch Symphony engine testing in Colorado

Adams County’s Colorado Air and Space Port welcomes Boom’s investment. Read More

Baby Boom: A Concorde for the 21st Century?

Whereas the Concorde got past the sound barrier by using afterburners, Fehrm says Boom intends ... didn’t have the technology for efficient supersonic flight. Today we have improved materials ... Read More

What United’s Boom Supersonic Jets Might Look Like

Image: Boom Supersonic United Airlines wants to bring back faster-than-sound travel by the end of the decade with a plan to purchase 15 supersonic jets developed by Boom Technology. Here’s what ... Read More