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 ...

“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.

Explores Boom Supersonic's claim of achieving “Boomless Cruise” and what it means for the future of supersonic flight.

Boom Supersonic and NASA published a special photo taken during the flight of the XB-1 jet aircraft, which demonstrates the moment of breaking the sound barrier. To capture the iconic moment, the ...

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, ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 named “Baby Boom” created a sonic boom that could not be heard on the ground during a test flight demonstration in January 2025. Boom! We cracked it! Today we are ...

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 ...

"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 ...