Supersonic RebirthSince the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, it was expected to progressively take over the industry, at least for long-distance flights, where the extra speed converted into a much superior user experience.It, however, did not turn out this way. While supersonic airplanes are very important in the military, civilian flights are still, to this day, mostly subsonic, taking more than half a day for intercontinental flights.This was due to a combination of factors, from excessive costs to the difficulty of dealing with sonic booms above populated areas. As a result, the last civilian supersonic flight was in 2003.And it might change, as a new company, the aptly named Boom Supersonic , just achieved its first supersonic flight in a test flight. And the orders for the supersonic plane are already piling up before even being commercialized.Supersonic FlyingThe term supersonic means that an object moves quicker than the speed of sound. This results in a phenomenon where the plane flies quicker than the noise it is generating

Sizlere ilk kez 2016 yılında tanıttığımız süpersonik yolcu uçağı projesi Boom Supersonic'in test uçağı XB-1 ses bariyerini aştı. XB-1'nın hızı Kaliforniya'nın Mojave Çölü semalarında ses hızına eşit bir değer olan Mach 1'i aştı. Üstelik uçak, yaklaşık dört dakika boyunca ses hızının üzerinde kalarak Mach 1.1'e ulaştı. Test pilotu Tristan Brandenburg, iki kez daha ses bariyerini aşmanın ardından XB-1'i Mojave Hava ve Uzay Limanına geri getirme çağrısı aldı ve güvenle iniş yaptı. Boom CEO'su Blake Scholl, paylaştığı bir gönderide bu anı SpaceX'in ilk roketinin 2008'de yörüngeye ulaşmasına benzetti ve “Bu süpersonik uçuşun ‘Falcon 1’ anıdır” dedi. Boom'un açıklamasına göre ikinci süpersonik test uçuşu, önümüzdeki bir ya da iki hafta içinde gerçekleşecek. VIDEOİlk kez 8 yıl önce Boom tarafından ortaya çıkarılan XB-1, aslında Boom'un nihai projesi 64 kişilik yolcu uçağı Overture'un yaklaşık üçte bir ölçekli bir versiyonu. 63 feet uzunluğundaki uçak, üç adet General Electric J85-15 turbojet motoruna sahip

The first civil supersonic jet made in America breaks the sound barrier in historic Mojave airspaceXB-1 demonstrator provides the foundation for Boom's supersonic airliner, OvertureMOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic , the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful first supersonic flight of its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft at the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Boom designed, built, and flew the world's first independently developed supersonic jet—the first civil supersonic jet made in America.Boom Supersonic makes aviation history as XB-1 breaks the sound barrier. XB-1 is the first civil supersonic jet made in America.Flown by Boom Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 entered the supersonic corridor and reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122 (652 KTAS or 750 mph) – breaking the sound barrier for the first time. Historically, supersonic aircraft have been the work of nation states, developed by militaries and governments