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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)

The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave Air & Space Port in southeastern California at about 1:50 p.m. EST (1850 GMT; 10:50 a.m. local time in California).

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Boom Supersonic: Our Flights Can Break Sound Barrier Without a Sonic Boom

During the second supersonic flight of the XB-1 technology demonstrator today, the jet exceeded Mach 1 three times without a boom being detected by microphones on the desert floor below.

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

The test flight of the XB-1 aircraft is a step in manufacturer Boom Supersonic's goals of building a supersonic passenger jet.

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Boom Supersonic aircraft expects to break sound barrier over Mojave Desert

Boom officials explained that the “world’s first independently developed supersonic jet” will break the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 Supersonic ... The ground test was performed at the Mojave ...

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Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers

American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...

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