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The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale trijet supersonic demonstrator designed by Boom Technology (dba "Boom Supersonic" [2]) as part of development of the Boom Overture supersonic transport airliner.
The XB-1 demonstrator aircraft will be tested with support from Flight Research, Inc., with Boom hoping to fly the aircraft over the Mojave desert in a stretch used for supersonic testing ...
The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with 4,300 pounds-force [lbf] (19 kN) of thrust. [14] It was rolled out in October 2020. [15]
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 ...
On Jan. 27, the XB-1 aircraft, the brainchild of Blake Scholl's company Boom Supersonic, is expected to break the sound barrier. This CEO Wants to Bring Back Supersonic Passenger Travel Skip to ...
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Boom maintains a live blog, which it has updated after each XB-1 test. The company says it expects to complete about 10 test flights in Mojave before it “inevitably” hits supersonic speeds.
Boom would collaborate with Virgin's The Spaceship Company for design, engineering, and flight-test support, and manufacturing. [146] [147] [148] The initial model would be the Boom Technology XB-1 "Baby Boom" Supersonic Demonstrator 1/3-size prototype. It would be capable of trans-Pacific flight, LA-to-Sydney in 6.75 hours, traveling at 2,335 ...