Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet became the first independently developed aircraft to break the sound barrier in the Mojave Desert on Tuesday. The test flight marks a milestone in Boom’s effort to revive supersonic passenger travel, which ended with the Concorde’s retirement. The aircraft is made almost completely from lightweight carbon fiber. It uses an augmented reality vision system to help with landing since its long nose and high-angle approach can make it difficult for pilots to see. The company now focuses on its Overture airliner, designed to carry 80 passengers at twice the speed of current subsonic jets.
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00:02Boom Supersonics XB-1 jet became the first intimately developed aircraft to break the
00:06sound barrier in the Mojave Desert on Tuesday. The test flight marks a milestone in Boom's
00:12efforts to revive supersonic passenger travel, which ended with the Concorde's retirement.
00:17The aircraft is made almost completely from lightweight carbon fiber. It uses an augmented
00:22reality vision system to help with landing, since its long nose and high angle approach
00:27can make it difficult for pilots to see. The company now shifts focus to an overturned
00:32airliner designed to carry 80 passengers at twice the speed of current subsonic jets.
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