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Boom Supersonic Completes First Test Flight

Boom Supersonic just completed their first subsonic flight with their XB-1 prototype aircraft. The flight over the Mojave Desert took off on Thursday, March 21, at 7:28am PT, reached a maximum altitude of 7,120 feet, and a top speed of 283 mph. XB-1 landed 12 minutes later at 7:40am. Boom’s end goal is to launch…

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March 25, 2024

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Boom Supersonic just completed their first subsonic flight with their XB-1 prototype aircraft.

The flight over the Mojave Desert took off on Thursday, March 21, at 7:28am PT, reached a maximum altitude of 7,120 feet, and a top speed of 283 mph. XB-1 landed 12 minutes later at 7:40am.

Boom’s end goal is to launch Overture, the first commercial supersonic aircraft since the Concorde, 20 years ago. #aviation #boomsupersonic #supersonicflight #science #flying #tech #shorts

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8 Comments

@JarmelSingsKaraoke

March 25, 2024 at 5:42 pm

🔥🔥🔥🔥

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@BosleyBeats

March 25, 2024 at 5:53 pm

God all I want to do is get back to flying

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@MrGriff305

March 25, 2024 at 8:01 pm

hmm.. so just make it 4x faster, and then it’ll be newsworthy

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@R50_J0

March 25, 2024 at 8:18 pm

Passenger aircraft routinely exceeding the sound barrier: Not a wise idea.

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@MichaelCorleone562

March 25, 2024 at 8:36 pm

So we’re getting back what we had in the Concorde 😅

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@tobberfutooagain2628

March 26, 2024 at 12:14 am

Please god, do not get boeing involved……

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@einsam514

March 26, 2024 at 9:16 am

I was hoping to hear some supersonic sound. 😅

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@MrMan2w

March 26, 2024 at 3:04 pm

When was this

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