The sound barrier or sonic barrier is the large increase in aerodynamic drag and other undesirable effects experienced by an aircraft or other object when it approaches the speed of sound.

7 hours ago · The demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, flew 10 times faster than the speed of sound and in doing so broke the sound barrier. Boom Supersonic hopes the achievement will pave the way for the development of Overture, the company's supersonic commercial airliner and the first since the cancellation of Concorde over 20 years ago.

Jan 29, 2025 · A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of delighted onlookers. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The XB-1 broke the sound barrier for the first time over the Mojave Desert in California. During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) - 10% ...

Dec 20, 2024 · A noise barrier (also called a soundwall, noise wall, sound berm, sound barrier, or acoustical barrier) is an exterior structure designed to protect inhabitants of sensitive land use areas from noise pollution.

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic makes aviation history as XB-1 breaks the sound barrier. XB-1 is the first civil supersonic jet made in America. Photo: Boom Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft just broke the ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Monday as the latest test flight indicated the aircraft hit 844 mph out of California’s Mojave Air and Space Port.

Dec 24, 2024 · Sound barrier, sharp rise in aerodynamic drag that occurs as an aircraft approaches the speed of sound and that was formerly an obstacle to supersonic flight. If an aircraft flies at somewhat less than sonic speed, the pressure waves (sound waves) it creates outspeed their sources and spread out.

Jan 29, 2025 · An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier in 1947. ...

Jun 18, 2024 · What Exactly Is A Sound Barrier? The term describes the difficulties an object faces when it approaches the speed of sound (or Mach 1). In normal circumstances, an object moving through the air creates sound waves.