Boom Technology, the Colorado company working on building the next generation of supersonic jets, has chosen to develop and ...

When traveling near the speed of sound, the plane came up against a "sound barrier"—as though the velocity of sound represented a wall through which a plane could not move. With technological ...

"Chuck" Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier, using the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" rocket plane. The XB-1, flown by Boom's chief test pilot, Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...

The original sound barrier was first broken on October ... Following the success of the XB-1, Boom Supersonic plans to extend the technology for the Overture supersonic airliner.

The facility at the Colorado Air and Space Port includes a control room and advanced instrumentation. Data collected from ...

The International Civil Aviation Organization aligned on a recommended new standard for supersonic aircraft landing and takeoff noise that takes into account advanced noise reduction procedures.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) took a major step to facilitate the return of commercial supersonic flight, coming to agreement on new global supersonic aircraft noise standards ...

At Mach 1, shock waves coming off a T-38 (seen using Schlieren photography) will coalesce to form a mighty boom. Along Seawall ... make when it crosses the sound barrier during flight tests ...

Now, two decades later, Boom Supersonic is trying to ... 1.7. Scholl said testing proved that the technology was capable of breaking the sound barrier without producing an audible shock wave ...

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.

“Just like the chip, the airplane was invented in America, and China wants to surpass America as a leader in technology ... boom.” Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft broke the ...