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Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time

A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights.

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First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off Tuesday.

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Boom Tech’s XB-1 becomes first privately developed jet plane to break the sound barrier

Boom plans to focus next on the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while moving at about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners. “XB-1’s flight demonstrates that the technology for passenger supersonic flight has arrived,

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator aircraft makes successful flight in California

The state bills itself as the "First in Flight" and PTI will be the home of the Boom Supersonic jet manufacturing facility called 'The Overture Superfactory." The company announced it was moving to ...

Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight—First Time Since Concorde In 2003

Today a civil test airliner, Boom Technology’s XB-1, broke the sound barrier for the first time in two decades.

Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...

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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the ... The jet exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight.

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Boom Supersonic Achieves Supersonic Flight

MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful first supersonic flight of its ...

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Boom goes supersonic and Elon promises a self-driving service by summer

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! In case you missed it, Tesla CEO ...

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How the AI Data-Center Boom Is Helping Caterpillar

Caterpillar generators are a hot commodity among developers of computer data centers, despite challenges in some of the machinery maker's other business lines. Power-generat ...

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Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California

Big tech energy needs, including for artificial intelligence, has elected officials giving nuclear power a serious reexamination ...

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