Imagine a bomber so fast it could outrun any fighter jet, soaring at Mach 3 speeds across continents. The XB-70 Valkyrie was this dream made real, pushing engineering to new heights. But its path was ...

Summary: Despite the XB-70’s cancellation, the Soviets pursued the T-4 bomber to potentially match or exceed its capabilities, aiming for Mach 3 speeds, an 80,000 feet service ceiling, and a ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A couple T-4 variants were proposed, but the Soviet government didn’t bite. In 1963, the Department of Defense canceled procurement of the XB-70 Valkyrie, a ...

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...

Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator flew for the 13 th and final time at Mojave Air & Space Port, California, on Feb. 10, ...

B oom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound, have successfully tested their XB-1 jet. According to the company, the jet was able to ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

Commercial supersonic flight sped closer to returning as the Boom Supersonic XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025, in the skies over the ...

Independently developed jet makes new record, adding to its rigorous series of human-piloted test flights that will prepare ...

As a part of the Overture's development process, Boom Technology has developed another aircraft called the Boom XB-1. A compact version of the full-fledged passenger plane, the Boom XB-1 is ...

Boom’s XB-1 exceeded Mach 1 three times during its Jan. 28 flight. Credit: Boom Supersonic Breaking the sound barrier in a privately developed civil aircraft is a significant aviation milestone ...