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First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert
The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif. (Boom Supersonic via AP) (Uncredited) A sleek ...
National Interest on MSN10 天
The Bell X-1 Jet Had Exactly One Defining Feature
The X-1 was first flown on glide tests, in Florida, after being dropped from a B-29 at 29,000 feet. It wasn’t until information collected during the glide tests was processed, and adjustments were ...
ABC News10 天
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 A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier ...
USA Today10 天
Watch Boom supersonic jet break sound barrier on path to speed up commercial flights
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...