Boom Supersonic's Overture aims to revive fast air travel with Mach 1.7 speed, sustainable tech, and major airline backing.

See Boom Supersonic's "refined" design of the Overture aircraft in this animated explainer. Credit: Boom Supersonic ...

OKC's connection to the sonic boom ban During the 1960s as supersonic travel became a technically viable way of moving people and cargo around the world, the FAA wanted to learn more about how ...

Boom’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator achieves supersonic flight with no audible sonic boom on the ground. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] Last month in the skies above Mojave Air & Space Port in ...

Look Ma, no booms!Boom Supersonic, a commercial aviation company behind the sonic boom-less XB-1, posted an image showing its experimental plane breaking the sound barrier. Captured during a ...

That will be important for the company and supersonic air travel as a whole. During the sonic boom tests over OKC in 1964, the flights would rattle dishes and occasionally frighten residents.

Boom Supersonic is not just developing an airplane but also an engine. [Courtesy: Boom Supersonic] One system planned for Overture and successfully tested on XB-1 was landing with synthetic vision.