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During its 10th test-flight at Mojave Air & Space Port, XB-1 reached speeds of Mach 0.95 – considered “transonic” speed, or the transitional speed between subsonic and supersonic flight.

Boom Supersonic moved a little closer to its goal of supersonic flight, a goal company officials now say it should reach ...

A SUPERSONIC jet vying to bring back Concorde speed trips across the globe has ... to XB-1’s aft underbelly for durability testing at transonic and supersonic speeds. This new material aims ...

In its ninth test flight, a new maximum speed of Mach 0.87 - the equivalent ... to XB-1’s aft underbelly for durability testing at transonic and supersonic speeds. This new material aims to ...

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 ...

Going forward, the XB-1 will operate at transonic speeds, with Boom Supersonic pointing out that no aircraft can go supersonic without first crossing the transonic speed barrier. While the XB-1 had ...

At Mach 1, the prototype could fly at the speed of sound ... Mach 0.82 represents the lowest end of what is known as “transonic regime,” which ranges from Mach 0.82 to Mach 1.2. Transonic ...

When an aircraft approaches transonic speed, the airflow begins to experience dramatic variations in both temperature and pressure. When the threshold is breached and that plane crosses the transonic ...