But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the ...

When applied in a wind tunnel, the technique is pretty simple, but when one has to snap on camera a supersonic plane in full action, they'd better call NASA. That's exactly what Boom Supersonic ...

Two weeks ago, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane made history when it broke the sound barrier over the continental United States, reaching 750 miles per hour (Mach 1.12) near Barstow, ...

NASA teams on the ground used Schlieren photography to capture the shock waves around Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft XB-1 as it pushed through the air. “This image makes the invisible ...

A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier.

Some of the biggest hurdles in the path of supersonic civilian air transport are regulations that prohibit the flight of planes over land at the speed of sound and above. These regulations came ...