The Concorde's record-breaking flights went up to Mach 2.04. Boeing looked at a supersonic bomber designed to outrun enemy aircraft for the wings, the XB-70, wanting to create variable sweeping wings.

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One bomber in the U.S. inventory, however, does fly at supersonic speed ... aviation platforms including the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737.

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic has become the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier.

founder and CEO of the Colorado startup that wants to build supersonic aircraft in North Carolina. Boom celebrated the opening of its Greensboro factory last month. In recent years, Boeing and ...

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After the L-2000 lost to Boeing so many decades ago, it might be Lockheed that has the last laugh in the race towards supersonic flight for airliners.

including the Boeing B-1B supersonic bomber. The air force also pursued LRASM certification for its Boeing B-52 heavy bombers going as far back as 2019, although that effort has since been abandoned.

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Tuesday. The XB-1 is a subscale version of its planned passenger model. The company's CEO says the US aviation market is ...