NASA, XB-1 and Sound Barrier

NASA Image Shows XB-1 Jet Break The Sound Barrier Without Producing Audible Sonic Boom
NASA has released a new image showing the moment Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier without producing an audible sonic boom. Boom Supersonic, the company aiming to create commercial planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound,
Remarkable NASA photo captures civilian jet breaking sound barrier
A little over a month after a civilian jet broke the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of one of the aircraft's historic test flights over the Mojave Desert.The image released Monday shows the XB-1 aircraft,
NASA captures the exact moment Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 smashes sound barrier
In a stunning, glowing image, NASA has captured the moment that Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator broke the sound barrier during tests last month.
Image of prototype XB-1 caught breaking the sound barrier
NASA has released a new image providing photographic evidence of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aircraft breaking the sound barrier. Captured on the second supersonic flight, it used a special imaging technique to record the historic event.
‘Son of Concorde’ jet breaks sound barrier with ‘NO sonic boom’ in stunning snap with hope for 1.5hr NYC to London trips
NASA has snapped a stunning image of a supersonic plane breaking the sound barrier – as its creators boast that there was “no audible sonic boom”. The Boom Supersonic XB-1 – dubbed a
Boom’s XB-1 research jet shockwave captured during supersonic flight
US aeronautics agency NASA managed to capture the Boom Supersonic XB-1 research aircraft as it broke the sound barrier during its final flight on 10 February. The flight - the XB-1's second in excess of Mach 1 - was the last in a series of test sorties by the aircraft,
Breaking the sound barrier quietly: Boom's new XB-1 could change supersonic air travel
Prior to 2003 a transatlantic trip from new york to london could be done in as little as 3 hours, compaired to today's fight time of around 8 hours. This was al
NASA aids Boom Supersonic in capturing images of supersonic sound waves
NASA teams on the ground at Mojave Space and Air Port in California used Schlieren photography — a process for photographing fluid flow. It is widely used in aeronautical engineering
Incredible NASA photo captures sound barrier being broken
A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as Boom Supersonic’s XB-1, America’s first civil supersonic jet, completed its second supersonic flight.
NASA captures incredible image of Boom Supersonic jet breaking sound barrier
Even more fascinating, Boom Supersonic said the XB-1 didn’t make a loud sonic boom. Turns out, under certain conditions, the sound waves refract in the atmosphere and never hit
NASA captures XB-1’s supersonic shockwave as it breaks the sound barrier
An XB-1 aircraft’s shock waves created during a supersonic flight have been captured using specialized ground-based photography. January saw XB-1 make history as the first privately developed civil supersonic aircraft to break the sound barrier in the United States.
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier 3 times on final test flight (video, photos)
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet went out in style on Monday (Feb. 10). The XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its 13th and final test flight, which lifted off Monday from the Mojave ...
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An Inaudible Sonic Boom, Visualized
Boom Supersonic test pilot uses precise maneuvering to help NASA snap a photo of the firm’s civil supersonic jet in flight.
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XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
"XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight – without an audible boom," said Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic's Founder and CEO.