Boom XB-1: Supersonic Flight is BACK! 1st Private Built Civil Aircraft To Break The Sound Barrier
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- On January 28, 2025, America's first privately built civil supersonic jet broke the sound barrier in historic Mojave airspace, also the first after the last Concorde flight,
The successful first supersonic flight of Boom’s demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, occurred on January 28, 2025, 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.
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. XB-1’s supersonic flight marks the first time an independently developed jet has broken the sound barrier.
Witness history in the making! Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator aircraft is poised to redefine air travel, blazing a trail back to the supersonic skies. This sleek, cutting-edge marvel is the precursor to Overture, a planned commercial airliner designed to fly at Mach 1.7 - that's twice the speed of today's fastest airliners!
Imagine traveling from New York to London in just 3.5 hours. Overture and the XB-1 are making this a reality. This video delves into the groundbreaking technology behind the XB-1, which combines advanced materials, a powerful engine configuration, and a revolutionary aerodynamic design.
But to understand the significance of XB-1, we must journey back to another pivotal moment in aviation history: October 14, 1947. On that day, Captain Chuck Yeager, piloting the Bell X-1 rocket plane, became the first person to officially break the sound barrier. The thunderous sonic boom echoed across the Mojave Desert, shattering a physical barrier and the limitations of what was deemed possible.
Yeager's daring feat in the X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" paved the way for supersonic flight. It was a triumph of engineering and human courage, a testament to the relentless pursuit of pushing boundaries. The spirit of the X-1 lives on in the XB-1. This technological marvel takes the foundation laid by those early pioneers and propels it into the 21st century.
XB-1 is more than just a fast aircraft; it represents a commitment to sustainable supersonic travel. Boom is pioneering efforts in noise reduction. It's also paving the way for future net-zero carbon air travel using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
CREDIT: Boom Aviation (boomsupersonic...)
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General characteristics:
Crew: 1 (design allows for a second seat)
Length: 62.6 ft (19.1 m)
Wingspan: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Height: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Max takeoff weight: 13,500 lb (6,123 kg)
Powerplant: 3 × GE J85-15 afterburning turbojet, 2,925 lbf (13.01 kN) thrust each dry, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.2
Range: 1,000 nmi (1,200 mi, 1,900 km)
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Footage courtesy of Boom Aviation (boomsupersonic.com/)
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Yes, it's beautiful, but this would be a good time to say the French Mirage F1 chase plane is beautiful as well.
T-38 isn't ugly, either!
@@oxcart4172 You're right! The man is flying among fast flying friends....
Sweet 👍
Well done 👍 😊
Reinventing the wheel.
Like it but what’s with the goofy gear arrangement? Looks like they are extended out for stability but long gear setups are notoriously problematic. Famously the TR-2 had long gear and it wobbled and resonated at high speed. Good luck
Civil aircraft? Doesn't look like it.
It is. It’s the test bed for a larger aircraft they are going to build. It’s a private company.
As in it was created by a private company without a military-specific goal.
@@MMOchAForPrez and not angovernment project l
Well, a Cessna isn’t going to break Mach 1.
Why was there no sonic boom? I'm thinking maybe it was a simulation
With 100s of thousands watching and a plethora of engineers from (most likely) many companies looking at telemetry.
I do not think we can even entertain the idea this was a simulation
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Hey, I'm 63. I thought it was about time that I came up with a conspiracy! 😂🤣😂
At your young age you should promote sanity 😉
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No harm done. It's not like I'm a pastor...
Silly question. There certainly was a boom but not heard because the chase craft filming are also exceeding the speed of sound. By definition the sound is far behind them. Use brain before mouth.