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Boom Supersonic XB-1 breaks sound barrier during test flight
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier for the first time ever on Tuesday, ushering in a new era of supersonic flight. The jet exceeded Mach 1 after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California for its highly anticipated 12th test flight. That marked the first time the XB-1 demonstrator aircraft, soaring above 34,000 feet, has ever reached the staggering speed. Boom Supersonic chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandonburg flew the jet.
The demonstrator aircraft “leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including digitally-optimized aerodynamics, carbon fiber composites, advanced supersonic engine intakes, and an augmented reality vision system for takeoff and landing visibility,” the company said on its website.
Boom Supersonic: Redefining the Speed of Flight
Supersonic Progress
From new partners and suppliers to Overture, Symphony, and XB-1 program advances, get up to speed on Boom’s milestone achievements on the road to sustainable supersonic flight.
Boom Supersonic is transforming air travel with Overture, the world’s fastest airliner – optimized for speed, safety, and sustainability. Serving both civil and government markets, Overture will fly at twice the speed of today’s airliners and is designed to run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Flying at twice the speed of today’s passenger jets, Overture will unlock new destinations and travel possibilities across 600+ profitable routes.
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Kratos’ Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) Supersonic Expertise Yields Symphony Wins
Symphony™, the sustainable and cost-efficient engine for Overture, is a Boom-led collaboration that brings together industry leaders that include Kratos’ Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.
FTT was selected to design Symphony given their unparalleled supersonic experience, which is already yielding significant benefits. Among the early design outcomes, Symphony is expected to deliver a 25% increase in time on wing and better engine maintenance intervals that will reduce operating costs by an average of 10% when compared to derivative engine approaches.
The FTT team working on Symphony comes with experience on some of the highest-profile engine programs over the last two decades, including those for the U.S.’s Gen 5 F-22 and F-35 supersonic fighter jets, the frontline fighters in the US Air Force.