Winston-Salem Journal3d
Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
which the company says could carry as many as 80 passengers while traveling faster than the speed of sound. The jets would be built in North Carolina. The company has said the engine it's ...
Space.com3d
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 ...
‘More Like Jackie’ documentary will be shown this weekend at Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre
The documentary, made by The Wichita Eagle, tells the story of the theft of League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue.
New York Post14d
Armed Vermont man high on mushrooms accused of trying to kiss flight attendant on private jet, spitting on pilot at Teterboro Airport
An armed Vermont man high on mushrooms strolled onto a private jet at a New Jersey airport Tuesday and went berserk, attempting to kiss a flight attendant and unleashing other bizarre behavior ...
abc2715d
Independently funded jet’s sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel
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 ...
Mint15d
Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier - Here’s what it means for air travel
American aerospace startup Boom Supersonic achieved a historic milestone by breaking the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator jet. The monumental test flight was broadcast live from California ...