#VantageOnFirstpost: Boom Supersonic XB-1 Takes Historic Flight, Breaks Sound Barrier Boom Supersonic XB-1 has successfully completed a historic supersonic flight, reaching Mach 1.122. As the first independently developed supersonic jet, the XB-1 could signal America's push to revive commercial supersonic air travel. This marks a significant step toward potentially competing with the Concorde, the only supersonic airliner to ever operate commercially. | Firstpost

ICYMI: On March 22, 2024, XB-1, the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet, flew for the first time at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Stay tuned this week for more behind the scenes footage of XB-1 and the team behind this milestone achievement and read more here: https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/inaugural-first-flight-xb1-supersonic-demonstrator | Boom Supersonic

A new view of XB-1's first flight and perspective from Concorde's Chief Pilot for British Airways, Captain Mike Bannister. “When I last flew Concorde in 2003, I knew that this day would come. The first flight of the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator is a significant achievement toward making sustainable supersonic flight a reality, aboard Overture – my #1 choice as the successor to Concorde. Congratulations to Blake Scholl, all at Boom and especially its pilot, Bill “Doc” Shoemaker. Having been Conco