The Boom Supersonic XB-1 aircraft demonstrator, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, successfully completed its first flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California.
Similar to the company’s Overture supersonic airliner, XB-1 leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, digitally-optimized aerodynamics, as well as an advanced supersonic propulsion system. If you’re wondering how they got the footage, test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg flew in a T-38 chase aircraft to monitor the XB-1 in the air.
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Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947, I’ve been looking forward to this flight since founding Boom in 2014, and it marks the most significant milestone yet on our path to bring supersonic travel to passengers worldwide,” said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
