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Some may already be familiar with the sonic boom that accompanies a break to the sound barrier, but when and why would ...
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Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.
The sound barrier was broken for the first time in 1947, when Air Force pilot Capt. Chuck Yeager flew a rocket-propelled experimental aircraft across the Mojave Desert -- taking off from the ...
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the American company seeks to deliver the world's faster airliner capable of carrying passengers between New York ...
The sound barrier was first broken on Oct. 14, 1947, according to the U.S. Air Force. That's when Capt. Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1 rocket-propelled aircraft broke the sound barrier.
Foreword by Bill Moyers. Amy Goodman breaks through the corporate media’s lies, sound-bites, and silence in this wide-ranging new collection of articles.
An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test f ...
PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Construction on a new concrete sound barrier along I-75 in Perrysburg is underway, and for one local family, the project represents more than just an infrastructure upgrade.
Traffic on I-26 makes its way past the Northwood Estates subdivision. A new study showed a sound barrier would help residents but would cost more than the state normally pays.
Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.