Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet made aviation history by becoming the first civil aircraft to surpass the sound barrier over the United States. The landmark flight, which was viewed by nearly 500,000 people live via a Starlink Mini terminal installed in a chase plane, reached a top speed of Mach 1.122 at an altitude of 35,290 feet. Chief Flight Test Engineer Nick Sheryka expressed amazement at the capabilities of Starlink during flight tests, while Boom Advisor Greg Krauland emphasized the significance of the achievement in paving the way for a commercial supersonic airliner.
We're getting broadband speeds, you know, at point eight Mach [at] 31,000 feet ...The capability that is brought to the game of flight test has been pretty incredible, actually-very surprised by the capability.
This is such a huge step, building the first civil supersonic jet, you know, right here in America. This jet really does have much of the enabling technologies that are going to enable us to go ahead and to build a commercial supersonic airliner that is available to the masses.
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