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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 + TransitJoe2 years ago

Just slid into the @simple_flying report on the flight:

Blàìṣé dàg2 years ago

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

Nathan Commissariat2 years ago

friggin bad ass dude

Fabian Ramirez2 years ago

Awesome

Tilo Heitmann2 years 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 Bullshit2 years ago

Push the the throttle forward

Yu Yang2 years ago

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

Tanay2 years ago

This is gonna be a great company

Dingo2 years ago

Very cool

Patrick Cargile2 years ago

What about this?

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