Boom XB-1, Supersonic and Mojave Desert

Boom Technology’s supersonic test jet breaks sound barrier for first time
A supersonic jet built by Boom Technology broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday, advancing its bid to resurrect high-speed passenger flights.
Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier over Mojave Desert
About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on Tuesday.
Independently Developed Supersonic Jet Breaks Sound Barrier Over Mojave Desert
Colorado-based Boom Supersonic plans to build the Overture airliner, which it says will carry as many as 80 passengers while moving at about twice the speed of today’s subsonic airliners.
Civilian jet breaks sound barrier in test over Mojave Desert
Boom is convinced it can overcome the barriers that grounded the Concorde and make supersonic travel affordable and greener.
US-based aviation company breaks sound barrier
Boom Supersonic announced Greensboro's Piedmont Triad International Airport would be the home for its first full-scale manufacturing plant.
First American-made supersonic civilian jet breaks sound barrier in flight over the Mojave Desert
American aircraft company Boom Supersonic proved their name by successfully flying their civilian jet, the XB-1, faster than the speed of sound over the Mojave Desert Tuesday.
Boom Supersonic's jet breaks sound barrier in test flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.122 in a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert, marking the first human-piloted civil supersonic flight since Concorde. - Ana
XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier in historic flight in the USA
The XB-1 demonstrator jet from Boom Supersonic made history by surpassing the speed of sound, marking the return of commercial supersonic flights to the skies of the United States.
Boom’s XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California's Mojave Desert, making it the ...
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Boom XB-1 Marks Supersonic Flight Milestone
MOJAVE, California—High-speed airliner developer Boom took a major leap toward the development of its Mach 1.7 Overture ...
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From Space to Supersonic: Breakthroughs in Science and Technology
Recent advances in science include a sped-up return of NASA astronauts proposed by Trump and Musk, a historic supersonic test ...
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.
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Sigh of relief: Boom's successful first supersonic flight heartens local, state supporters
Today’s a day I’ve been looking forward to for more than a decade,” said Blake Scholl, Boom's visionary founder and chief ...
11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert
What was once the world's largest solar power plant of its type appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening, under pressure from cheaper green energy sources. Meanwhile, environmentalists ...
Gulf renewable investments expected to continue growing
Renewable energy will make up 30% of power generating capacity in the Gulf by 2030, with spending reaching nearly $120 ...
Pittmantown Bridge replacement project begins in Suffolk
Suffolk Public Works announced the preliminary work has officially started in replacing the Pittmantown Bridge.