Boom Supersonic independently designed and built the XB-1, the first civil supersonic jet in America. The XB-1's first ...

An American civil aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time in California's Mojave Desert Late last week ... break the sound barrier since the Concorde was retired from service in ...

The scaled-down prototype, nicknamed the "Baby Boom", broke the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight over the Mojave Desert in California in late January. The small jet, officially ...

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The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

When I heard that there was going to be a new version of Concorde, I was absolutely delighted ... in three high-speed runs conducted in California's Mojave desert, no doubt giving its most ...

Dubbed "son of Concorde", the XB-1 ascended to an altitude of 35,000 ft over the Mojave desert in California before cranking the "accelerator" to reach Mach 1.1 – around 844 mph and equivalent ...

As Concorde could only fly supersonic over water ... when its XB-1 prototype hit Mach 1.12 while flying over the Mojave Desert. The firm said it placed microphones on the ground along the flight ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace ... has been on hiatus since the Concorde jet was grounded more ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier three times during a test flight in California’s Mojave Desert on Tuesday ... a former British Airways Concorde pilot, during the live-stream broadcast ...