Boom Supersonic successfully conducted its first supersonic flight with the supersonic test aircraft “XB-1” on January 28 at 8:31 am Pacific Standard Time.
The first supersonic flight took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, USA, climbed to an altitude of 35,290 feet, and reached a maximum speed of Mach 1.122. The event was also streamed online.
The XB-1 is 21 meters long and is equipped with three General Electric J85-15 engines. It first flew in March 2024, gradually increasing its flight speed, and has performed 11 test flights totaling 450 minutes.
The company is backed by Japan Airlines (JAL) and United Airlines, and its commercial aircraft “Overture,” under development, is expected to connect Tokyo-Seattle in 4 hours 30 minutes and Tokyo-San Francisco in 5 hours 30 minutes.
Supersonic flight was first achieved by Chuck Yeager, a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force, in 1947. This marks the first manned supersonic flight since the retirement of the Concorde, a supersonic passenger jet, in 2003.
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