Boom Supersonic has achieved a major milestone in its quest for supersonic commercial travel by breaking the sound barrier for the first time during a test flight in Mojave, California.
The Colorado-based aerospace company, designing a supersonic airliner named the Overture, said its demonstrator aircraft, 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.
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by Joji Xavier
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