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jet breaks sound barrier on first supersonic flight

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Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947.

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Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights

Boom's Supersonic XB-1 jet became the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” to break the sound barrier Tuesday.

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Supersonic jet dubbed ‘Son of Concorde’ breaks sound barrier for first time with 844 mph flight

The single-seat jet, a 201-foot-long test model by Boom Supersonic, hit 844 mph just 12 minutes into its latest test flight out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.

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NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)

In new photos, the X-59 performs afterburner tests at Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, ...

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Turkey moves to buy new supersonic jets from the UK to 'counter Greece'

Turkey moved forward with plans to boost its air force by purchasing several supersonic jets boasting advanced weapons.

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This Business Jet Is The Concorde Of Private Aviation

The Concorde aircraft, despite actually managing to be profitable, proved that airlines could, in theory, turn a profit if ...

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Inside America's First Supersonic Civilian Aircraft

We visited Boom Supersonic's hangar in Mojave, California, as the company prepared to break the sound barrier with its XB-1 ...

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