American jet aircraft breaks sound barriers

Boom Supersonic Company made history on January 28 when the XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time. The Geppetto “Geppetto” Brandenburg drivers drove the XB-1 aircraft to take off from the Mojave Space Airport in California on the morning of January 28 in cloudy sky. About 11.5 minutes after taking off on the 12th test flight, the XB-1 test aircraft passes the speed of Mach 1 (1,235 km/h), marking the first time a civil aircraft reaches super speed bar on land in the US, follow Space.

“This is a huge step in the manufacture of the first supersonic jet aircraft right in the United States,” the adviser and former chief engineer of Boom Supersonic Greg Krauland. “This jet aircraft really equipped with many technologies that allow us to move forward and create a supersonic passenger plane available for the majority.”

XB-1 reached a transcendent speed twice again during a flight at 17 and 22 minutes after taking off, creating conditions for pilots to check the performance of jet aircraft when flying in supersonic. The scale of the test area of ​​the flight limits the time the aircraft can fly at speed on Mach 1.

The flight is recorded and monitored by two different tail aircraft, Dassault Mirage F1 and Northrop T-38 Talon, the aircraft that NASA is used to train astronaut. XB-1 landed 30 minutes later with its own production, specially designed for the aircraft. XB-1’s latest test flight is broadcast live by broadband Internet transmitted to Earth from SpaceX’s satellite satellite.

XB-1 is a technology test aircraft, meaning Boom SuperSonic is testing it to pave the way for the company’s Overture passenger plane. Overture is a 64 – 80 -seat supersonic aircraft that Boom Supersonic hopes to become the first passenger jet faster than the sound speed after the British – France CONCORDE stopped operating in 2003. Boom Supersonic Company in Colorado has received more than 100 orders for the Overture model from major airlines around the world. They hope to be able to revive the supersonic passenger service to reduce the flight time.