But while the successful test flight of XB-1 shows that supersonic flight without sonic booms is technically feasible, the next phase is making it economically feasible. Right now, both subsonic and ...

We know what a sonic boom sounds like. But what does it look like? NASA, with help from the steady flying of Boom Supersonic chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, just released a ...

NASA also gathered sound data from the test flight. Boom Supersonic analyzed the data and found that no audible sonic boom reached the ground. This is notable, because supersonic flights that make ...

NASA teams on the ground used Schlieren photography to capture the shock waves around Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator aircraft XB-1 as it pushed through the air. “This image makes the invisible ...

NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was "no audible sonic boom". The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a "Son of ...

According to the company and NASA, the jet was able to fly without producing a sonic boom that was audible from the ground. During the first flight on January 28, the team placed microphones along ...

The noise heard and felt throughout southern Delaware and as far away as Cape May, New Jersey, on Monday was indeed a sonic boom. After saying Monday that Naval Air Station Patuxent River aircraft did ...

IPOH: The loud noise and tremor felt in several areas around Ipoh on Monday (Oct 21) have sparked new questions, with claims suggesting they were caused by a sonic boom from a fighter jet.