Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier.Yeager, a West Virginia native, was a combat fighter in World ...

The unofficial successor to Concorde is one step closer to reality after Boom Supersonic marked the 11th successful test flight of its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft. On Jan. 10, the XB-1 ...

Boom Supersonic is one step closer to launching the spiritual heir to the Concorde. The US firm's XB-1 prototype reached a transonic speed of Mach 0.95 during Test Flight 11 on January 10, 2025. The ...

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. Rob writes ...

The countdown has begun for the XB-1’s “historic” first supersonic test flight that should break the sound barrier, according to Boom Supersonic. The test flight for the Boom Supersonic XB-1, a ...

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2025. There are 78 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier as ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Imagine flying from Austin to New York in a couple of hours, or even to Dallas in about thirty minutes. A new project launching later this year by NASA could make it possible. The ...

Among the flights he made after breaking the sound barrier was one on Dec. 12. 1953, when he flew an X-1A to a record of more than 1,600 mph (2,575 kph). He said he had gotten up at dawn that day and ...