ICAO Advances International Supersonic Flight Standards
New noise reduction rule brings Boom Supersonic one step closer to 2030 aircraft certification.
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An Inaudible Sonic Boom, Visualized
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ has broken the sound barrier six times, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from the ground.
This Company Is Taking the ‘Boom’ Out of Supersonic Flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator creates a sonic boom not audible from the ground below, potentially opening up opportunities for supersonic flight over land.
Boom Goes Supersonic, Makes Civil Aviation History
Company’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator breaks the sound barrier at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, where the first supersonic flight occurred in 1947.
Civil Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier for First Time Since Concorde
New Zealand manufacturer Dawn Aerospace achieves supersonic flight with its Mk-II Aurora, which is the first civil aircraft in decades to achieve the feat.
Boom Supersonic Test Aircraft Approaches Speed of Sound
Last week’s deployment of the company’s XB-1 demonstrator marked the seventh of 10 test flights before it is expected to reach Mach 1.0.
NASA Begins Engine Tests on Experimental X-59
Supersonic research aircraft’s powerplant fired up for the first time at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
Boom Unveils Supersonic Overture Flight Deck
The developer of a supersonic passenger airliner provides a few key updates at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Supersonic, Rocket-Powered Aircraft Gets All Clear to Break Sound Barrier
New Zealand manufacturer Dawn Aerospace is developing ‘an aircraft with the performance of a rocket’ for suborbital space transportation.
NASA Reveals the X-59—Its Antidote to the Sonic Boom
The experimental aircraft is expected to fly 1.4 times the speed of sound, or around 925 mph, according to NASA.
