Boom Supersonic sans the sonic boom: The XB-1's quiet Mach 1 flight
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently broke the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. Oddly enough, no one on the ground heard a thing during its "boomless" cruise.
Boomless Cruise: How Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 breaks the sound barrier quietly
Hot on the heels of its milestone supersonic flight with its demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, Boom Supersonic has another surprise up its sleeve. During the demonstration flight on January 28, 2025, the XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times,
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How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boomWhen the experimental XB-1 aircraft achieved supersonic speeds on a test flight, it did not create a disruptive sonic boom – ...
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 test plane took the company one step closer to commercial flights at the speed of sound, achieving ...
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How Did The XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing An Audible Sonic Boom?B oom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have successfully tested their XB-1 jet. According to the company, the jet was able to ...
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