MOJAVE, Calif. (WGHP) — Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier again Monday, after a successful flight last month. On Feb. 10, Boom Supersonic performed another supersonic flight with its ...

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test ...

American Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager, in the Bell X-1 aircraft, became the first to achieve Mach 1 (or better known as the speed of sound) in the late 40s. That moment in history became known as ...

The X-1’s fuselage was designed to resemble a .50 caliber bullet—one of the only shapes known to have stable flight at supersonic speeds. The Bell X-1 hangs today from the ceiling of the National Air ...

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