Nicknamed the "baby boom," the jet tests technologies for Boom's future Mach 1.7 Overture airliner. The speedy Overture is set to enter service in 2030 and has already earned orders from airlines.

The small jet, officially called XB-1, reached an altitude of 35,000 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) – "10% faster than the speed of sound", said Sky News.

The plane, nicknamed "Baby Boom," took off from Mojave Air and Space Port and reached an altitude of 35,290 feet before accelerating to Mach 1.122, the company said. That speed is equivalent to ...

Boom, the startup developing a new generation of supersonic aircraft, has achieved a major milestone after its test plane broke the sound barrier for the first time. The XB-1 “Baby Boom ...

The single-cockpit XB-1, which gained the nickname “Baby Boom,” is a much simpler design. It will be powered by three proven General Electric J85-15 engines that provide more than 12,000 ...

An Inaudible Sonic Boom, Visualized Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ has broken the sound barrier six times, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from the ground.

Reaching over 35,000 feet, the “Baby Boom” plane took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on January 28, reaching Mach 1.122 for the first time—around 750 miles per hour. A concept design ...

$33 Million Baby Boom. Right now, the fastest nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Sydney is 15 hours. The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aims to make it in a little over 6 hours — and it's coming soon ...

Nicknamed ‘Baby Boom’, ... "60 years after the dawn of the jet age, we're still flying at 1960s speeds. "Concorde's designers didn't have the technology for affordable supersonic travel, ...

Boom’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator achieves supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom on the ground. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] Last month in the skies above Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

'Baby Boom' – the jet that could bring back supersonic travel . ... Boom Supersonic hopes to begin carrying passengers on Overture as early as 2029 and expects to charge around $5,000 for a seat.