5 days ago · XB-1’s engine intakes slow supersonic air to subsonic speeds, efficiently converting kinetic energy into pressure energy, allowing conventional jet engines to power XB-1 from takeoff through supersonic flight.

The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale trijet supersonic demonstrator designed by Boom Technology as part of the development of the Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner.

5 days ago · Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was ...

5 days ago · Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has successfully broken the sound barrier, becoming the first supersonic civil aircraft in U.S. history. Today (Jan. 28), the XB-1 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in ...

5 days ago · The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, the company said in a news release. The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air ...

5 days ago · The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time at supersonic speed on Jan. 28, 2025 from the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California.

Jan 10, 2025 · Beginning with XB-1’s historic first flight on March 22, 2024, the aircraft is advancing through its flight test program to confirm its performance and handling qualities, with approximately 11-12 subsonic flights planned before reaching supersonic speeds.

Mar 22, 2024 · XB-1 validates key technologies and Boom’s own innovations, including: Augmented reality vision system: Two nose-mounted cameras, digitally augmented with attitude and flight path indications, feed a high resolution pilot display enabling excellent runway visibility.

4 days ago · Its XB-1 is a one-third-scale demonstrator of a 64-passenger supersonic airliner—dubbed "Overture"—that Boom wants to eventually build. Boom Supersonic's XB-1 during its supersonic flight on ...

5 days ago · Brandenburg lit the afterburners of XB-1’s three GE J85 engines and exceeded Mach 1 at 8:33 a.m. Boom’s livestream—featuring video relayed by a Starlink Mini system on a T-38 chase plane ...