In reality, modern supersonic aircraft are designed to handle well at high speeds. Tristan Brandenburg told Boom, "In preparation for flying XB-1, I flew the F-104 with Starfighters International ...

Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the ...

“We’ve got the only operational, non-military supersonic jet in the world,” he said. “That’s the XB-1 prototype. We’ve demonstrated we can do it without a sonic boom.” Boom ...

Brandenburg is the chief test pilot of Boom Supersonic. And the “she” he’s referring to is the XB-1, a long, thin dart designed to cut through the air in the most efficient way possible.

Boom Supersonic, headquartered in Denver, successfully carried out a test flight of its Overture XB-1 jet, which can fly 1.7 faster than the speed of light but only has a range of 4,888 miles.

The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and ...

This means that Boom's vision for a far wider range of destinations is a lot more possible. Potential routes include San Francisco to Tokyo, which could be made in six hours, and Newark, New Jersey, ...

Exploring Supersonic and Hypersonic Innovations Aviation is a continually evolving industry. However, the last significant ...

Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl told "Mornings with Maria" on Tuesday that America currently has a leg up on China when it comes to supersonic jets.

"We’ve got the only operational, non-military supersonic jet in the world," he said. "That’s the XB-1 prototype. We’ve demonstrated we can do it without a sonic boom." Scholl’s company ...

It is the next step in aviation." Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses with a model of the XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet aircraft, during the ...

Boom Supersonic Says Xb-1 Aircraft Flew Over Mach 1 With No Audible Sonic Boom On The Ground Below The aircraft, detailed in blueprints in a recent academic paper, is meant to reach Mach 1.6 and ...