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Boom Supersonic attempts to break sound barrier

First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert

A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off Tuesday.

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Carnegie Mellon Grad’s Supersonic Aircraft Breaks Sound Barrier

A Carnegie Mellon University grad is behind the successful flight earlier this week of the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier.

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What Is the Boom XB-1? Civil Jet Makes History by Breaking Sound Barrier

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made history on Tuesday by becoming the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier. Before Tuesday, no civil private manufacturer had passed the sound barrier with an aircraft it had developed.

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Boom! This Startup Just Broke the Sound Barrier as it Pushes to Revive Civilian Supersonic Flight

The Colorado-based company is aiming to build a Concorde-like supersonic aircraft—but has hurdles to clear before realizing ...

US-based aviation company breaks sound barrier

President Donald Trump signed several sweeping executive orders on Wednesday to overhaul the American education system, ...

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First private-built supersonic plane smashes sound barrier

Boom Supersonic has gone, well, supersonic, its XB-1 prototype breaking the sound barrier today in the skies over the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan Brandenburg ...

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