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The successful first supersonic flight of Boom’s demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, took place on January 28 2025 at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Boom designed, built, and flew the…
Countdown to Takeoff T-15 Minutes Livestream Starts : Join to see the XB-1 team prepare the aircraft for the supersonic test flight T-10 Engine Start : Three engines are started followed by…
Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator is the first independently developed supersonic jet, and the first civil supersonic jet built in America. Since XB-1 first flew in March of 2024, it has been through a…
Written by: Nick Sheryka, Chief Flight Test Engineer What’s the next big thing in flight test? My bet is Starlink, the satellite constellation that provides broadband internet access worldwide.…
It’s 6 a.m. at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. The entire Boom Supersonic XB-1 team is gathered in a conference room with Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg.…
Erin Young regards flight test as a delicate balance of safety and efficiency. As Boom Supersonic’s Senior Manager of Aircraft Systems, Young is among the original team members leading the flight…
Just weeks after Boom’s supersonic demonstrator aircraft successfully completed its second flight, XB-1 took to the skies again on September 13. The flight was piloted by Chief Test Pilot Tristan…
Following XB-1’s historic first flight in March 2024, second flight in August, and third flight in September, XB-1 continues to progress through its flight test program, targeting supersonic…
Today, Boom’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft successfully executed its second flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Following its historic first flight in March…
