Boom Is Entering Crucial Period For Supersonic Plan

Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator

Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator is nearing first flight at Mojave, California.

Credit: Boom Supersonic
Almost exactly 20 years to the month after the Concorde’s retirement, the first of several long-planned projects promising to restore commercial supersonic flight is edging closer to reality. Boom Supersonic has engaged with regulators to begin the certification process for its Mach 1.7 Overture...

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