America’s first supersonic interceptor, the Convair F-102, struggled with drag and systems woes, never fully achieving its ...

In the department of High Speed Configurations, we investigate the aerodynamics of aircraft and missiles at transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flight speeds. We develop know-how and innovative ...

As it closed out 2024, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft reached transonic speeds in its 10th test flight from the ...

A supersonic flight is achieved when the aircraft's speed exceeds the speed of sound. To achieve supersonic speed, the ...

in Cologne are the only wind tunnels in Europe capable of generating the transonic flow conditions of modern transport aircraft at Reynolds numbers representative of real flight. This large-scale ...

In the future, Boom Supersonic plans to take the XB-1 to transonic (speeds between Mach 0.8 and Mach 1.2) and supersonic (>Mach 1.2) speeds and test the material. This test flight marks yet ...

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 technology demonstrator probed deeper into the transonic speed regime during its ninth test flight from Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Dec. 13, paving the way for ...

“Boom said flight 9 will see XB-1 going deeper into the transonic regime.” What makes the transonic period pivotal is that transonic speeds can cause structural vibrations known as the ...