In a world first, Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet soars in test flight
Rest of World News: The XB-1, dubbed "Baby Boom," achieves speeds of 238 knots and an altitude of 7,000 feet in its test flight, marking progress toward supersonic travel
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Rest of World News: The XB-1, dubbed "Baby Boom," achieves speeds of 238 knots and an altitude of 7,000 feet in its test flight, marking progress toward supersonic travel
US News: Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft marks a pivotal step in the resurgence of supersonic travel, paving the way for the Overture commercial plane. With a
The pilot's front window so nasa to do that the test pilot jim less said learning to fly with a computer screen that might actually be better than a window. >> it is going to be pretty much like looking through a big rectangular window. we will be able to see pretty well, in some cases during testing we did, we are able to see other aircraft at a further distance than the guy sitting next to me looking out the front window. >> reporter: and if the computers go out, he has a seat of the pants back up plan. >> we will look out the side and see a little runway out one side, a little runway out th...
Imagine being able to get from New York to London in three and a half hours. Or from San Francisco to Tokyo in under six. Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of the aerospace company Boom Supersonic, is on the path to making this a reality.