The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at ...

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The aerospace company put its technology to the test today, breaking the sound barrier and reviving the dream of supersonic commercial flight. Reading time 2 minutes The aerospace company Boom ...

Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom” piloted by ...