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Boom Supersonic says it will conduct the first test flight of its ultra-speedy 'baby boom' prototype aircraft later this year

Colorado startup Boom Supersonic is developing a faster-than-sound jet called Overture. The company's first prototype is the 71-foot-long XB-1, which has been nicknamed the "Baby Boom." Boom hopes to ...
Yahoo

Boom Supersonic just flew its test jet for the first time as it races to build the world's new speediest airliner — meet 'baby boom'

Colorado aerospace company Boom Supersonic flew its XB-1 demonstrator for the first time on Friday. Nicknamed the "baby boom," the jet tests technologies for Boom's future Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.
CBS News

Civilian jet breaks sound barrier during historic test flight over Mojave Desert

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by Tristan ...
The Week US on MSN

'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel

A small prototype jet has broken the sound barrier, making it a possible successor to Concorde more than two decades after the iconic aircraft disappeared from our skies. The test flight might have ...
Business Insider

Boom Supersonic just flew its test jet for the first time as it races to build the world's new speediest airliner — meet 'baby boom'

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