For the first time, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has moved under its own power, officially kicking off its “taxi ...

NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially ... This taxiing phase signals the final ground test sequence before the X-59's maiden flight. In the upcoming weeks, the aircraft will ...

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Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic, shares how he launched the company to building the future of flight with test ...

The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it could now be viable.

Supersonic flight may be back on the menu as initial testing for the Boom XB-1 aircraft has seen even more success, ... The test flight was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, ...

One of the startup's comments related to the process by which the FAA evaluates supersonic test flight proposals under requirements set by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).

Boom Supersonic approved to fly test plane at Mach 1 for first time. expand. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstration plane above the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California.

Boom has been given permission to go supersonic by the US FAA. The first-ever Special Flight Authorization (SFA) to Exceed Mach means the company's XB-1 prototype will be allowed to break the ...

The flight—piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, Chief Test Pilot for Boom Supersonic—reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 or approximately 750 mph. The successful ...

Afterburners give fighter jets the ability achieve supersonic speeds. Meanwhile, supercruise means they can cruise at ...

Boom Supersonic successfully conducted a second test flight of its prototype XB-1 aircraft Monday. But the company — which just opened a factory in Greensboro — is still far from achieving ...