A touchy subject in aviation circles is the effect of jet engine noise on human nerves and bodies. Some of the airmen hate to mention it; they fear that people who live near jet bases will blame all ...
NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
American aerospace startup Boom made history on Tuesday by breaking the sound barrier during the test flight of its Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator jet. The XB-1's flight, livestreamed from the ...
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Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom” piloted by ...
NASA's X-59 supersonic jet completed its inaugural flight on Tuesday morning, October 28, over Southern California's Mojave Desert, approximately one hour after sunrise. The experimental aircraft took ...
IF YOU’VE HEARD WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SONIC BOOM IN THE UPSTATE RECENTLY, YOU’RE NOT ALONE. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO US ABOUT THOSE LOUD NOISES. F-16 ARE PRODUCED AT LOCKHEED MARTIN IN ...