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In January 2022, Boom began conducting engine run-ups using the XB-1 in preparation for taxi tests and the first flight later in 2022. [21] In May 2022, fixed-position ground testing was completed, with engine run-up done on all three engines. Undercarriage and flight systems were tested and deemed ready.
In January 2019, Boom raised a further $100 million, bringing the total to $151 million, then planning the demonstrator first flight for later in 2019. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In January 2022, the company announced plans to build a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m 2 ) manufacturing facility on a 65-acre (260,000 m 2 ) site at Piedmont Triad International ...
The aircraft, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, accelerated to Mach 1.1 for the first time (around 844 miles per hour / 1,358 kilometers per hour) — 10% ...
The Boom Overture is a supersonic airliner under development by Boom Technology, designed to cruise at Mach 1.7 or 975 knots (1,806 km/h; 1,122 mph). It will accommodate 64 to 80 passengers, depending on the configuration, and have a range of 4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km; 4,890 mi).
Almost 22 years after Concorde made its final commercial flights, a prototype passenger jet has broken the sound barrier during a supersonic test flight.. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft climbed ...
XB-1 achieved Mach 0.95 during its most-recent test flight on Jan. 10, according to Boom Supersonic. Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl poses by a model of the XB-1 on July 23, 2024 in Farnborough ...
AETC also provides enlisted aircrew training for a wide variety of aircrew specialties including flight engineers, air-to-air refueling boom operators, loadmasters, aerial gunners, and airborne communications specialists as follows: Flight engineers, loadmasters, other aircrew (C-130, EC-130, LC-130, WC-130) – Little Rock AFB
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.