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Boom maintains a live blog, which it has updated after each XB-1 test. The company says it expects to complete about 10 test flights in Mojave before it “inevitably” hits supersonic speeds.
The fastest speed the XB-1 had reached prior to the January 28 flight was Mach 0.95, just below the supersonic threshold of Mach 1, which it hit during its last test flight on January 10.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 testing aircraft at the Mojava Air and Space Port in California. ... Boom Supersonic will live stream its first supersonic test flight on Jan. 28.
The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale trijet supersonic demonstrator designed by Boom Technology as part of the development of the Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner. Powered by three General Electric CJ610 engines, it is designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range.
The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with 4,300 pounds-force [lbf] (19 kN) of thrust. [14] It was rolled out in October 2020. [15]
This category is for aircraft designed, manufactured or marketed by Boom Technology. Pages in category "Boom aircraft" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Boom's original design for Overture was a trijet, which resembled a 75% scale model of Concorde and the XB-1 "Baby Boom" test vehicle was designed and built on this basis, which took its first flight in March 2024.
Hoping to revive faster-than-sound passenger travel, Boom Supersonic aims to manufacturer a fleet of jets at the Greensboro airport. NC-bound Boom Supersonic just completed its fifth test flight ...