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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boom_XB-1Boom XB-1 - Wikipedia

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   The XB-1 took its first flight on March 22, 2024, flown by Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker from Mojave Air and Space Port. [1] On April 16, 2024, the FAA issued a special license for the XB-1 to exceed Mach 1 at the nearby Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor. Test flights to Mach 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 are planned for later in 2024. [24]

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     The XB-1 demonstrator made a successful first flight

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3. www.cnn.com › travel › boom-supersonic-xb1Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our ... - CNN

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   Mar 30, 2024 · The XB-1, a technology demonstrator aircraft built by Colorado-based Boom Supersonic, successfully completed its first test flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, it was announced...

4. www.space.com › boom-xb-1-faa-approval-supersonicBoom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · The Colorado company has received a first-of-its-kind approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to exceed Mach 1 during test flights of its XB-1 supersonic jet. These flights...

5. www.theverge.com › 2024/3/22 › 24108850Boom’s first test flight could signal the return of ...

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   Mar 22, 2024 · Aviation startup Boom Supersonic took a major step today toward its goal of returning commercial supersonic aviation to the skies, after the company’s prototype aircraft, the XB-1, left the...

6. www.flightglobal.com › airframers › boom-supersonicsBoom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator takes to the skies

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   Mar 22, 2024 · Boom has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for a special flight authorisation to fly XB-1 at supersonic speeds over the Mojave desert. Civilian overland supersonic flight is...

7. www.flightglobal.com › airframers › boom-looks-toBoom looks to third XB-1 test flight following successful ...

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   Aug 26, 2024 · Boom is using the triple GE Aerospace J85-15-powered XB-1 test jet to inform its design of a conceptual passenger jet called Overture. It says Overture will carry 64-80 passengers and fly at...

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   When did the XB-1 fly?

   • The XB-1 took its first flight on March 22, 2024, flown by Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker from Mojave Air and Space Port. On April 16, 2024, the FAA issued a special license for the XB-1 to exceed Mach 1 at the nearby Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor. Test flights to Mach 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 are planned for later in 2024.

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   When will The XB-1 supersonic flight take place?

   • These flights are slated to occur sometime this year within the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, California. The sleek, delta-shaped XB-1 took its maiden flight on March 22, 2024 from the Mojave Air & Space Port, and now it's free to go supersonic at Boom's California complex when fully ready.

   Boom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight

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   Will XB-1 be a passenger supersonic aircraft?

   • The flight comes several years after Boom had initially predicted and marks a significant milestone for the start-up, which aims for XB-1 to inform its development of a passenger supersonic aircraft. Boom released a video of the milestone.

   Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator takes to the skies

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   Was XB-1 a red-letter flight?

   • “This was a red-letter flight,” Boom chief executive Blake Scholl says on 26 August shortly after the company completed XB-1’s second sortie, a 15min flight from Mojave Air & Space Port in the California desert. The second flight comes five months after XB-1 lifted off for the first time, on 22 March, also from Mojave.

   Boom looks to third XB-1 test flight following successful second sortie

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   How many XB-1 test flights are there?

   • CEO Scholl says that XB-1 will undergo a series of up to 15 test flights throughout the year, so-called “envelope expansion” missions, which will eventually push that envelope through the sound barrier. Boom is also making progress on its Greensboro, NC “superfactory,” which Scholl says is ahead of schedule and will open this summer.

   Boom’s first test flight could signal the return of supersonic air

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   Will XB-1 exceed Mach 1?

   • The Colorado company has received a first-of-its-kind approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to exceed Mach 1 during test flights of its XB-1 supersonic jet. These flights are slated to occur sometime this year within the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor in Mojave, California.

   Boom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight

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9. www.flightglobal.com › airframers › boom-rolls-outBoom rolls out XB-1 supersonic demonstrator, lays out ...

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   Oct 7, 2020 · Boom Supersonic says it will fly XB-1 for the first time in 2021. On supersonic jets, inlets have the critical job of slowing (and compressing) supersonic airflow to the subsonic speeds the...