“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 ...

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

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MOJAVE — Boom Supersonic moved a little closer to its goal of supersonic flight, a goal company officials now say it should reach early next year. The XB-1 is the Colorado-based company’s technology ...

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Before flight eight, a shark skin-inspired ‘riblet’ package was added to XB-1’s aft underbelly for durability testing at transonic and supersonic speeds. This new material aims to reduce ...

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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 ...

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