XB-1 Supersonic Test Success
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Supersonic Passenger Jet Prototype Surpasses Mach 1
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Boom Supersonic’s prototype passenger jet, the XB-1 , has officially gone supersonic.
The human-piloted demonstrator hit Mach 1.122 (or 1,385 kilometers per hour ) at a 10.7-kilometer altitude over the Mojave Desert .
Boom plans to market commercial aircraft flying roughly twice as fast as subsonic airliners by 2030 .
Boom has optimized Overture for Mach 1.7 , a speed intended to balance performance and material constraints.
Composites enhance aerodynamics and fatigue resistance, a reason why they’re used in modern airframes like Boeing ’s 787 .
The company plans to start producing aircraft at a new superfactory in North Carolina in about 18 months .
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