On March 22, Boom Supersonic’s (Denver, Colo., U.S.) XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator achieved its first successful flight in Mojave, California. Like Overture, XB-1 leverages technologies that ...

Hypersonic developer Hermeus has completed the first flight with its Quarterhorse Mk 1 test vehicle. The US start-up announced the much anticipated milestone on 27 May, noting the inaugural sortie ...

The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly ...

Credit: Boom Supersonic/Cover Images Commercial aircraft will soon be ready to break the sound barrier again as Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, has made its first supersonic flight.

Boom Technology’s XB-1 test plane. On January 28, 2025, it became the first commercial-type aircraft to fly supersonic since the Concorde in 2003. Today, for the first time since Concorde was retired ...

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Hypersonic start-up Hermeus has completed ground testing of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 vehicle and is preparing to launch a flight test campaign for the subsonic jet. The Atlanta-based firm on 17 December ...

California startup Stratolaunch completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle as it works to develop a reusable version that’s capable of carrying science payloads and flying ...

This new authorization allows the independently developed supersonic jet to attempt Mach 1 and beyond. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The flight tested the vehicle's landing gear and roll damper for improved handling. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Colorado ...

Less than a year from the maiden flight, the first civil supersonic jet made by a private company aims to demonstrate technologies to pave the way for the return of supersonic airliners. The XB-1 ...