On January 28, 2024, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator became the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier since Concorde, achieving Mach 1.1 during a test flight in Mojave, California. This milestone is pivotal for the development of Boom's upcoming supersonic airliner, Overture, which has already received 130 orders and pre-orders from major airlines. The XB-1, which first flew in March 2024, honors aviation history by flying in the same airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947, marking a potential resurgence of supersonic travel more than two decades after Concorde's retirement.
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft has achieved a historic milestone by breaking the sound barrier, signaling a potential revival in commercial supersonic travel.
The XB-1's successful test flights are not only a tribute to aviation history but also set the stage for Boom's future commercial supersonic airliner, Overture.
With 130 orders and pre-orders from major airlines, the promise of faster-than-sound travel is drawing renewed interest from the aviation industry.
The XB-1's testing in the same airspace as Chuck Yeager’s groundbreaking flight symbolizes a revival of the supersonic era nearly six decades later.
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