Hacker News with Generative AI: Supersonic Flight

Supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom (boomsupersonic.com)
As demonstrated on XB-1, supersonic flight is possible without an audible sonic boom.
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Technology, Sound
12 points by pr337h4m 11 days ago | 3 comments
A privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound (arstechnica.com)
High above a barren California desert on Tuesday, a privately developed aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time when Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122.
Aviation, Supersonic Flight, Technology
7 points by thunderbong 24 days ago | 0 comments
Boom's XB-1 becomes first civil aircraft to go supersonic (techcrunch.com)
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.
Aviation, Aerospace, Technology, Supersonic Flight
57 points by skadamat 24 days ago | 44 comments
Boom: America's answer to Concorde completes its first supersonic flight (cnn.com)
Aviation, Technology, Supersonic Flight, United States
19 points by ksec 24 days ago | 4 comments
Boom XB-1 First Supersonic Flight [video] (youtube.com)
Aviation, Technology, Supersonic Flight, Video
713 points by rayhaanj 24 days ago | 526 comments
Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today (space.com)
Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Aviation, Technology, News
75 points by bemmu 24 days ago | 120 comments
Civil aircraft flies supersonic for first time since Concorde (dawnaerospace.com)
Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand – 19 November 2024 – Multinational aerospace company Dawn Aerospace has made history with the successful supersonic flight of its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft, making it one of the fastest privately-developed aircraft on the planet.
Aviation, Aerospace, Supersonic Flight
5 points by geox 92 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde completes test flight (scmp.com)
A Chinese company says it has conducted a test flight of a prototype commercial transport plane that can travel at Mach 4 – or twice the speed of a Concorde.
Aviation, China, Technology, Supersonic Flight
6 points by okasaki 116 days ago | 0 comments
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (space.com)
Aviation, Aerospace, Supersonic Flight, Prototypes, Technology
123 points by belter 170 days ago | 119 comments
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator completes second test flight (aerotime.aero)
Aerospace, Aviation, Supersonic Flight, Test Flights
10 points by teractiveodular 178 days ago | 1 comments