Boom Company's XB-1 supersonic aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time.

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The Boom Supersonic Company Making History with Its XB-1 Supersonic Flight

The American company's Boom aircraft has managed to fly faster than the speed of sound. It should be remembered that the last one was the Concorde, which stopped flying in the early 2000s with a speed of about Mach 1,222. It was a great achievement to be able to reopen the way to the famous supersonic flights.


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The XB-1 aircraft from the American company Boom Supersonic, after testing, launched its flight and was able to overcome the Sound Barrier. This was a prototype that took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA. During its flight, it was able to cross the barrier three times during the 33 minutes and 49 seconds it was in the air. I am truly amazed by all of this and it is very cool that it was able to do it repeatedly.


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The aircraft making history.

A group of engineers with great and powerful talent combined with dedication and effort were able to achieve what many governments demanded. Billions of dollars were invested in this effort to achieve all of this and obtain these wonderful results. The company indicates that it is now working on the XB-1 technology for the Overture supersonic aircraft.

The company emphasized that their goal is to make the advantages of supersonic flight available to everyone and for them to enjoy it. This was clearly stated by Boom Supersonic CEO and founder Blake Scholl.

This truly captivated me personally and I fell in love with it because it is the future of technology and flight, a marvelous initiative this company had. We are truly getting closer to doing wonderful things in the world and learning more about what can be achieved abroad. With technology, talent, and research, we will achieve success in everything humanity sets out to do.

Important fact: The supersonic aircraft made its 12th test flight, breaking the Wind Barrier. The test flight was the first supersonic civil jet built in the United States. The company broadcast the flight live for everyone to enjoy.

Technology and challenges are important to the world.


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