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XB-1 successfully completed its 4th–and fastest–test flight today. Here’s a view from the T-38 chase plane keeping up with XB-1, which reached a max speed of Mach 0.617 (313 KIAS)–more than halfway to breaking the sound barrier at Mach 1. Read more:

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Joe, American Avgeek + TransitJoe1 year ago

Just slid into the @simple_flying report on the flight:

Blàìṣé dàg1 year ago

it's that the speed of a regular Boeing 737 ??? or even less ??

Nathan Commissariat1 year ago

friggin bad ass dude

Fabian Ramirez1 year ago

Awesome

Tilo Heitmann1 year ago

Boom's XB-1 is making waves, and I'm loving the progress - over halfway to breaking the sound barrier. Reminds me of the potential we had in Germany's space sector, if only we could get our act together on sustainable aerospace policies.

Cynical and Bullshit1 year ago

Push the the throttle forward

Yu Yang1 year ago

Cool. Congrats! Heard that your guys has a site at Greensboro, NC

Tanay1 year ago

This is gonna be a great company

Dingo1 year ago

Very cool

Patrick Cargile1 year ago

What about this?

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