Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier during historic test flight

[@Webcoreinteractive]

I broke the sound barrier several times as a kid running from my mom and the belt.

[@chrisripley154]

Wooden spoon here.

[@arisorais6676]

The design is very Asian.

[@DiewMarial]

Me too.

[@themopar426]

should have got it with a hot wheels track!

[@Heinrich99]

My mom threw the shoe 👟 💨

[@armyranger9346]

Just think, some day, people will be able to fly as fast as their grandparents did.

[@mikeloud473]

Excellent!

[@louskunt9798]

Uphill both ways!

[@amyst_ksoo5276]

Most people’s grandparents didn’t fly Concorde it was like 10k a seat

[@kyleb3754]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@8literbeater]

@@armyranger9346 considering this is a first… it seems like you're not paying attention.

[@LookWhatJesFound]

when can we expect to go as fast as we were going 40 years ago ?

[@bewareofsasquatch]

Going that fast makes a huge sonic boom shuttering glass. What they’re trying to do is to take a different approach. Go supersonic but reducing noise and effect of a sonic boom. Yes, that is possible just really hard

[@8literbeater]

For clarification, how fast could you fly over the continental US 40 years ago?

[@jjman533]

40? We went faster 60 years ago. Look when the A-12 and SR71 were designed (late 1950s). They were made with real non DEI engineers, pencils, rulers, calculators, and zero computers.

[@rustybros]

The better question is when can we can we have fuel efficiency to go as fast as 40 years ago.

[@markblue1177]

When we got UAP Vehicle that’s faster then this

[@juanl3026]

Amazing! We are finally catching up to the 70's.

[@Robweisenhowser]

Lol

[@EP-zl3gj]

Please, keep boeing DEI staff away from this kind of technology

[@Trippenzoid]

lol, get it DEI'd to the MAX! Will be loving the crash!

[@bliglum]

OMG yes. Imagine a door flying off at Mach 1.7

[@blackrifle6736]

*737 MAX is poster child for the consequences of Boeing's DEI crap.*

[@thatabdou]

@@blackrifle6736 you mean the 737 right? 👀

[@blackrifle6736]

@@thatabdou *Corrected.*

[@8literbeater]

For those of you that just don't get it: This is the first civil aircraft to go supersonic over the continental United States. They are trying to be the first ever to carry commercial passengers supersonic over the continental United States. At 5:30 he says they didn't hear the sonic boom because it was so high. He was wrong. They didn't hear the boom because that's the whole premise that the company is working on; to go supersonic WITHOUT the sonic boom. Once that is proven, then they'll work on removing the civilian aircraft supersonic speed restriction, and instead it will be a civilian aircraft sonic boom restriction. So they'll be able to cross the US with commercial passengers at supersonic speeds, which will be another first achievement.

[@mother8696]

Fascinating.. thank you!😊

[@Mark-qw8lc]

Exactly correct. The FAA made a galactic mistake decades ago, enacting a commercial flight speed limit of Mach 1 over the continental United States. The FAA should have instead established a supersonic ground-level decibel limit for commercial aircraft, just like they impose during takeoff and landing. This ludicrously imposed flight speed limit, which was only imposed to restrict the British/French-made Concord from flying over the continental US, has succeeded only in hindering commercial supersonic aircraft development since the early 1970's.

[@matthewdonnelly3683]

"For those of you that just don't get it" What a condescending sh*t you are. Now tell me smarty pants, how long until such technology begins to compare in cost to the over priced airline that currently give us such nice doorless flights? Also , do you care to explain how we intend to get the airlines who can't handle safety with what the fleets they have currently to obtain and maintain even more complicated and dangerous and now EXPERIMENTAL jets? Hey everyone! Instead of expecting companies to get what they currently have correct let us just allow them to move forward without mastering the basics!

[@47aRealN]

prepare the lube and the wallet for them Boom Air line tickets

[@-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..]

does flying high make it quiet enough?

[@Reading_Group]

Concorde flew at Mach 2 in the 70s - with 100 people on board.

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

Bro this is not about going mach 2. We know its possible its been done. Concorde was banned from flying because the sonic boom was damaging the infrastructures and the noise was well above the allowed decibel limits, on top of that the fuel efficiency was horrible and it was unprofitable for the companies. Not even USAF is allowed to go supersonic in residential, unless its for a reason.This new prototype is testing technology to allow it go go supersonic without producing the boom, or at least being way less silent around allowed dB limit and being fuel efficient at the same time. If its manages to achieve what they are testing supersonic jetliner will be back in commercial usage. We can make a new Concorde tommorow, technology is not lost, its 10 times above that, everything is about economic profitability.

[@Spookieham]

​@@Omgiamsotriggeredyour Concorde knowledge is seriously lacking

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

@ enlighten me

[@arthurlunar7835]

There are new safety regulations and new tech today that need to be tested.

[@jeonghopark3632]

this aircraft is achieving supersonic without using afterburner unlike concorde when it's afterburner came on it was loud asf and fuel consumption was horrendous

[@TheRoark85]

It's not a question of being possible, its a question of financial viability.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Yes, somewhat. But Boom specifically is testing this not in the sense of seeing if they can go > Mach 1.0, but in seeking to mitigate the sonic booms and make supersonic flight quieter so it can be done over populated areas.

[@8literbeater]

They probably haven't thought of that. You should send them an email.

[@justincase4812]

@@8literbeater putz

[@ZelenskyTheMadClown]

@@MattH-wg7ou "so it can be done over populated areas." Yeah, that's why they named it BOOM! So people won't worry about noise. Genius! 🤦

[@philiplangford9434]

I spent my engineering career in aerospace (now retired). The issue has always been the increased fuel consumption with increased speed. Hi Mach numbers requires low drag, so your fuselage is narrow with more limited seating. As Concord showed, you can do it, but there is no way around the high cost per seat. There is a limited market for high speed travel.

[@Mark-qw8lc]

The XB-1 is strictly a test prototype demonstrator. It is not the final aircraft design.

[@8literbeater]

Thank you for that extremely important clarification. I know everyone was wondering about airlines buying thousands of these things to transport one person at a time.

[@Hoffas_beneficiary]

​@@8literbeater😅😅😅😅

[@chespocket1756]

So why is everyone getting so excited then? I don’t understand this. I’m sorry.!

[@chespocket1756]

@@8literbeaterhahaha love your sense of humour😂

[@arthurlunar7835]

@@chespocket1756 Because it's necessary, Boom needs to go supersonic first, they need to demonstrate before making a supersonic passenger aircraft

[@monicawestrn]

The coolest things are happening in this Country right now!

[@chespocket1756]

What going super sonic ? You must be joking right ? 😂 😂

[@MurderBong]

🤦‍♂️ Poor Attempt at Sarcasm?

[@cinmanmoo]

Your country ya, Russia already has this and France had the Concord flying passengers in 1976.... how old are you and are you not educated in the US??

[@normandvachon5068]

It's The TRUMP EFFECT

[@larryblinn4350]

I lived in Riverside California in the 50's and 60's and heard a sonic boom every week and the first one's scared the pants off us but then we got used to it. March AFB was a SAC base and the jets were lined up by the dozens. They still have a museum there. I like to take my great grand kids by every time I'm in town. Bill O'rourke had his funeral there and is buried at the national cemetery in Riverside. He was a proud Marine.

[@UtoniumJock]

That is cool! I heard of March AFB but didn't know it was in Riverside and they have a museum. I lived in Hemet 85-90 and often jets would fly low along the eastern area of the valley along the San Jacinto Mountains. It was a sight to behold, that I have long forgotten and have no photographs of. I imagine the area was a whole heck of alot different between our times, I would love to have seen it back then. I might have to put it on my do over bucketlist...Time Travel is the future I'd love to see! So were did you go after leaving there? I,m in Southern Illinois. 😎 Have a wonderful day! 😊

[@TokeTribeLeader]

Yea I live close to where they test it an you can hear sonic booms almost every day today was pretty loud

[@polocreekarena1244]

I grew up hearing multiple sonic booms almost daily in the ‘70’s- early 80’s.

[@user-se5zz3yj9c]

Only heard the sonic boom once…but was def a life memory…RIP Mr. Bill, you rested in a place surrounded by greatness, (bet He Knew That) and Cheers to you Sir from AK49👊🇺🇸👊

[@V_1b3_z]

Goodbye IRS 👋

[@bewareofsasquatch]

That’s such a bad idea. 😂 Nobody likes paying taxes. But that means a lot of services will go private.

[@thienthy2003]

Best news

[@thienthy2003]

@@bewareofsasquatch......we are still facing tax but no worries about auditing

[@bewareofsasquatch]

@@thienthy2003 Than what’s your problem with the IRS? Is there something I’m missing here. Im actually wanting to know.

[@TheJoker-gg8hc]

​@@bewareofsasquatch there is no point arguing with you. Go worship the government by yourself somewhere else.

[@lgflanang]

Remember the good old days of the Concorde,🤩

[@jeffreyrudolph5061]

SST

[@donnieleach3202]

Wasnt the concord civilian airliner?

[@mattmarzula]

Remembering and experiencing are two different things. I remember it being a money pit.

[@tuberNunya]

Before it blew up and killed people?

[@JM-jm-d3y]

​@@tuberNunya yes, terrible.. All 109 people on board died..

[@jasonarnold9204]

Greatest honor I’ve ever had was to meet and shake hands with the Mach-3 Club! The SR-71 pilots.

[@downforce65]

I remember seeing SR-71 crews in Okinawa. Couldn't miss the orange flight suits. However, he was driving a rusty POS Toyota. Didn't quite fit my hero image.

[@NM-gr1iq]

Only 50 years after commercial aircraft Concord used to fly between Heathrow and JFK

[@Omgiamsotriggered]

You obviously dont understand the point of this aircraft. Going supersonic in commercial is possible and it has been done, but its not allowed to sonic boom over residential areas. The new plane is using technology where it can go to supersonic but without producing the boom, its not about testing wheter it can actually do supersonic because we already know we can do it. Its all about testing a silent boom and being fuel efficient at that to have it make sense as a commercial. Concorde was losing money on every flight.

[@cinmanmoo]

@@Omgiamsotriggered there you go again spewing nonsense through the hole in your super sonic head.... slow down and educate yourself before misinforming people like your government does.

[@michaeljensen2013]

When I was a youngster on the eastern end of long island NY, 1960's, a jet would sometimes break the sound barrier and on the ground we would hear that loud BOOM. Didn't think much of it but talking with dad he thought it to be mighty cool.

[@jacquepoitevint383]

Yes, I live by the testing and hear the sound when they do this. 😊❤

[@marcbright6758]

Nice. He was holding that number at 111 💪🏾

[@Usonian635]

remember that the XB-1 is only the prototype variant. the Overture is the variant that will fly for airlines rather than just Boom.

[@Raoul_Volfoni]

The key point is not the speed, nothing new with it, but the amount of fuel it burns.

[@value_engineered]

The only comment that understands why this aircraft is a big deal. The engine would allow super cruise with significantly less fuel burn than Concorde. This will make the difference in the financial viability of Boom Overture (full-size commercial jet) compared to Concorde.

[@merseltzer]

​@@value_engineeredGot it. Thanks.

[@joelellis7035]

Also to reduce the sonic boom.

[@charliepyle1626]

thanks for what the reporters ignored- the only important news worthy thing

[@ronaldkonkoma4356]

At one point they were saying bypass ratios were getting so high on commercial planes that supersonic flight may never be economically viable because of the low bypass ratios it used.

[@nickmaravi6187]

They stop the irs and we break the sound barrier what’s next !?? Loving this season of America

[@martinmcgoldrick1357]

Britain broke the sound barrier in 1969 on the deveopment of Concorde entering service 1976

[@bromoform]

That would be Britain and France, in addition to being a government run project that was slow and excruciating. Nonetheless, it was a remarkable achievement in the end.

[@realmassconsumption]

Yeah, we used to do it all the time for commercial flights. I don’t know why they’re trying to pawn this off as some new achievement.

[@johnholmes617]

@@realmassconsumption the reason they are talking about this, is this aircraft does not create the usual sonic boom which is illegal on the north american continent , unless it is a military aircraft , if it does indeed work this type of build would allow carriers to fly supersonic over the north american continent without the noise pollution of a normal sonic boom .

[@MarklTucson]

@@realmassconsumption The fact this development was undertaken by a private firm without government development funding makes this a unique milestone

[@KerryJapan1]

Boeing had in development the B2707 in the 1960’s which was a swing wing design that would carry 250+ pax and fly at mach3. They had the good business sense to not bring it to market. I’m not sure BOOM will fare any better the Concorde.

[@nicoletambasco9210]

NC! First in Flight! I’m getting a little choked up ❤❤❤

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

My adopted home. I live about an hours' drive from Kitty Hawk...👍

[@nurelic_og]

Dear on scene announcer The whole point of this aircraft is so that the Sonic signature is less is manageable for flights over occupied areas

[@MarklTucson]

Fantastic. That's an awesome milestone. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses going into the future

[@Freedomring-uk6yd]

Chuck Yeager 1947

[@Ricky40369]

I met him in knew some of his friends. He was a jerk.

[@reneestevez7193]

Looks like the "Right Stuff" is rebirn during this new American Era! ¡This is definitely a good sign! ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@truepatriots3860]

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind !!!

[@user-sp8eb6iz7f]

The Concorde was expensive to operate, which led to high fares that many consumers couldn't afford. Poor fuel economy. The Concorde consumed a lot of fuel, which quickly exceeded the profit made from the flight. High maintenance costs The Concorde required a lot of maintenance, which added to the cost of operating the aircraft. Environmental issues Sonic boom: The Concorde was noisy, which was considered offensive by some Ozone layer damage: The Concorde's engine exhaust had the potential to damage the ozone layer Deadly crash 2000 Air France crash: An Air France Concorde crash killed 113 people, which many believe accelerated the retirement of the Concorde in 2003 Other factors Restrictions on flying faster than sound The U.S. and other countries banned supersonic flights over land, which limited the Concorde's revenue-generating options Technical difficulties It was difficult to create a plane that was fast enough, comfortable, and safe enough for regular passenger use.

[@FosterTravis1071]

And, here we are about to triple feul prices. But, Hell Americans can take the price hike.

[@Batlise]

I remember listening to sonic booms in south Houston while I was laying down because it was “nap time.”

[@chriswampler1]

remember when part of the freeway collapsed, I think in the 80s. I grew up in Houston too and remember something happening. Regulations started afterwards that banned planes from going supersonic over residential areas.

[@generoberts9151]

I heard it once in SC when I was on vacation as a kid. One of the fighters off shore, from the naval base, broke the sound barrier. The sound was like a massive thunder clap and vibration.

[@jamesbarksdale978]

I can remember growing up in Atlanta hearing the booms from the supersonic jets flying over from Dobbins Air Force Base. I don't remember the year that they disallowed that. But it was an awesome thing to experience!

[@lindyc.2552]

Me too. I grew up in the 60's and early 70's about 50 miles from Griffiss AFB, Rome, N.Y. I remember as a kid hearing quite a few sonic booms. The are loud and certainly get your attention! Beyond the early 70's you just didn't hear them anymore. Too many complaints I guess. But, as a kid, I loved to hear it!

[@user-bl6ne3hc6n]

Ummmm didn't they do this in the 50s or something, so whats the big deal

[@justinsteeleroyallepagenan9623]

The interview made me smile when when you consider British Airways says it flew about 2.5 million passengers on Concorde beginning in 1976. No idea how many Air France flew. Boom Supersonic has no reason to be insecure - this is an impressive achievement. It is kind of sweet that every now and then Americans come across as just a little insecure.

[@Infiltrate.and.Betray]

"... Americans come across as just a little insecure." -justinsteeleroyallepagenan9623 Stereotype much? So ... French, British, Russians, Chinese, etc. are not insecure? Or just less so? How do you measure this? Actually, what are you even talking about?

[@Pokemoncollector500]

Cool I’m waiting for my car like they had in the Jetsons!😊

[@downforce65]

It probably wasn't a Yugo

[@1dktre]

A relatively small group of men and women have flown supersonic? Try 2.5 million plus passengers flew supersonic on the Concorde!

[@jeffreygunn3530]

And what percentage of the 8 billion people on Earth is that?

[@mother8696]

I remember the Concord… notice that the 2.5 million is the number is for the elite… the rest of us will be in steerage 😊

[@UtoniumJock]

I thought the same...Stewert should have corrected him. Not like it's the "Mile High Club " 😅

[@AndrewKeifer]

As someone with family in the Philippines, a supersonic flight across the Pacific would make the journey significantly more bearable.

[@NoHandle167]

Concord entered the chat

[@AlfaPrice-kr2rp]

CONCORDE IS THE TRUE KING

[@Mutlap]

While sitting in an airliner, I noticed the plane accelerating. My body was pushed back into the seat, and I noticed that movement.

[@michaelrains2268]

WOW! Very exciting! 🇺🇸✈️. Congratulations!

[@xGSFxGoat]

Great job everyone, we made it back to 1976. How is this so "historic" when people were flying on the Concorde almost 50 years ago?

[@SCOLEE691]

The ignorance of this reporter is so profound that he missed the story entirely while showing that he never knew the point of the story in the first episode lace. Shame on FOX for wasting everyone’s time.

[@mikeloud473]

Not to mention his ridiculous questions... Are there any safety concerns? No, its a porotype jet on a test flight traveling over 600 MPH at 35K feet, what could go wrong?

[@frednugent2310]

I've had the privilege of traveling in the British Airways Concorde from New York to London back in the 80s. It was pretty wild traveling across the Atlantic in about three and a half hours. A 747 takes about 7 hours.

[@angelosmyth7186]

Boom Supersonic. Not to be confused with the Boom Chack Laka. 🤣

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

“Well I guess Goku’s back!”

[@rnielvhinsieans.elpidama6935]

im glad you got to experienced the nice flight of concord

[@keithbott7978]

I was honoured to be able to take a flight in an F18. It did get smoother and unsurprisingly quieter. Thrill of a lifetime!

[@brianwaskow5910]

They don't hear it because they are traveling faster than the speed of sound.

[@Flyingunz64D]

The day before Yeager broke the sound barrier in a rocket plane, straight and level, George Welch, look him up, broke the sound barrier in a dive in a XP-86. The famed F-86 of the Korean War. A real operational jet airplane. History!

[@andysenadbajric]

Amazing!!!

[@SP-fb1qb]

We went on a school trip to Filton in Bristol and visited Concorde, to my surprise we were shown around and buckled up giggling the next thing we were roaring up filton airstrip and the pilot was telling us it was the longest airstrip in Europe and not to worry he'd have us home in no time. When mum asked how my day went her surprised face lite up when I told her id been to New York this morning she giggled ......until she read the local papers the next day wow what a memory

[@PedroHenriquePS00000]

imagine developing concorde 70 years ago with no computers, no calculators, its only you and a blank piece of paper.... big respect to concorde. im glad we are also aiming at hypersonic with hermeus. or even faster with spacex

[@kraftwurx_Aviation]

It's supposed to have a minimal boom dude that's the whole point you're not supposed to hear that characteristic sonic boom

[@trytolookbusy]

This is the starting point for super sonic private jets. All the companies are waiting for this to get a quieter boom approved.

[@NigerianCel]

My gf broke the sound barrier after eating taco bell. my bedroom smelled so bad for weeks

[@ronaldkonkoma4356]

2 Airforce pilots in a band Dos Gringos wrote a song about that

[@RoscoesRiffs]

They've apparently mastered the trick -- to muffle the sonic boom dependably enough to permit supersonic flights across the Continental United States. Congratulations! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@pzhivulin]

Main route is transatlantic LondonJFK so billionaires could spend the weekend in Europe more easily

[@RoscoesRiffs]

@pzhivulin 👍 Billionaires fly in their own jets and on their own schedules. I suspect these new speedsters will become the hot new possession for the current handful of 747 owners.

[@pzhivulin]

@@RoscoesRiffs Jets are not supersonic

[@RoscoesRiffs]

@pzhivulin Aaah. I've encountered the world's foremost expert. What an honor this is. Best regards.

[@zerocooldeviation]

Concorde ❤❤❤

[@bryanspayde5681]

Crazy . We had the concord. Decades ago .. we should be at commercial flights at 3 times the speed of sound at this point.

[@Usonian635]

guess what? planes aren't all about speed. when we think of aircraft development, specifically in the field of airlines, we think of making aircraft more safe and technologically advanced, because speed has never been a problem when it comes to planes that go hundreds of miles per hour already. we also learned from Concorde and how it failed as a commercial aircraft, even crashing once. just be happy that one company in the world is trying to make supersonic flight available to the public.

[@xxcelr8rs]

@@Usonian635 Guess what? Walk and chew gum.

[@THEZEKER1964]

It was always about could a SST pay for itself. Make a fuel efficient super sonic plane and you will conquer the airline world.

[@JohnyRodriguez-n3p]

Hermeus is working on that

[@cloudbase7799]

⁠@@THEZEKER1964 Fuel-efficient supersonic plane? 🤭 Suuuuure...

[@stevelam1315]

How about flying off the curve of the earth in low altitude 3-5km and still escaping into space? That's called modern day flying, man!!!!!

[@johnwalsh1541]

50 years after the British and the French broke the sounf barrier ,,about time America caught up

[@windgods1414]

Commenters are missing the point that Boom is designed to be relatively quiet when breaking the sound barrier, making the commercial version compatible with airports that couldn't let the Concord operate due to noise. So yes, supersonic travel is not new, but it will be quiet and operate from many more locations.

[@JohnDillon-zh7js]

It’s about time that the people can get a plane like this.

[@JavierHardeman199X]

Again, but this time it will be widely available to more airliners.

[@joenock3466]

WOW. Ai to take over pilots can not withstand the. G forces❤

[@broderp]

Meh, It's been done. Concord. The "where" the plane was mode doesn't matter, the human race already has the knowledge to do it.

[@hdtravel1]

This is awesome - we NEED airliners that go this fast - today's commercial airliners still going the same speed as back in the 50's - time to improve things.

[@Serpico1152]

Im 72 now but when I was around 8-9 years old in 3rd grade somewhere around 1960-1961 living in Maryland my school was doing a practice fire drill and after we had all exited the building and were standing around waiting for it to end two loud jets suddenly flew overhead and created a double sonic boom which was extremely unusual as we are at least 100 miles inland and about 35 miles from D.C. and this has always baffled the hell out of me to this very day because I never remember it ever being spoke of afterwards, or was able to find any public record of it ever happening years later. 🤔

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

For the people saying “Concorde already did this”: Yes. Concorde did get into the supersonic transit market decades before this project even began. All Boom is doing is trying to find a better way to do supersonic flight, as Concorde did have a small list of known issues and struggles throughout their service life.

[@FosterTravis1071]

And, this circus pony won't? Just show and fluff.

[@nurelic_og]

The Concord could only go supersonic over unoccupied areas like the ocean this plane is supposed to reduce the Sonic footprint and be able to go supersonic anywhere and do it efficiently fuel-wise and don't think that the information they gather won't find its way into other things

[@harryflower1810]

Mainly political, being not allowed to fly supersonic over continental USA severely restricted it. There could hsve been airlanes that went over unpopulated areas. But US plane makers wanted it killed

[@GSM-Mobility9]

It's dawn of a new era. Thanks Fox, for this wonderful telecast.

[@roybatty2030]

Congrats. The Mach 2 English/French Concorde first flew in 1969 and operated a trans Atlantic commercial service until 2003, cruising at 1341 mph and 60,000ft.

[@Hovercraftltd]

Two Concorde experiences. Hot summer day with car windows open on now deleted 'peremiter' road at east end of Heathrow runway in stationary traffic and Concorde take off comes out of nowhere and crackles thunderously overhead shaking the air and you can look straight into the 4 broiling after burners so close you can feel their heat. Years later feel that power from inside the plane at its most potent having half passenger load and just enough fuel for the short flight to Shanon. The acceleration is suprising and goes on and on. The half load is to allow maximum range and fuel for the Shanon to Barbados leg.

[@AlexanderJames-m6u]

Golden age! Midas touch

[@Fbarts]

In the 60s I was in grade school and I remember the school windows rattling from sonic booms many times.

[@patrickmcclintic5144]

I hope a plane like that is not mistaken for a missile threat

[@mattmarzula]

It happens. Keep the transponder on.

[@FosterTravis1071]

I hope it is...

[@badgerpa9]

Should have had a Concorde Pilot on, would have been interesting to hear how it was for the pilot 40 years ago.

[@bartsolari5035]

Wiki - On August 21, 1961, a DC-8 broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.012 (660 mph/1,062 km/h) while in a controlled dive through 41,000 feet (12,497 m) and maintained that speed for 16 seconds.

[@CastIronRestore]

I remember doing that trying on new light up shoes as a kid....

[@jasonarnold9204]

Nothing beats the SR-71!!

[@markl4593]

Yeah, well, nothing “acknowledged” beats the SR-71.

[@davidjennings4589]

The best time ever to be alive in the entire history of modern humans. Fifty thousand years.

[@pesetamaya3509]

Supersonic needs to get paid. You know, salt and pepper.

[@lindyc.2552]

It might be hard to notice the supersonic transition from the air...but not on the ground!😊 I remember as a kid (in the mid 60's to early 70's) being surprised each time I heard a sonic boom! They were loud and shook things. They would certainly get your attention! I grew up not far from Griffiss AFB in Rome, N.Y. I heard

[@navajojohn9448]

I hope it works and the flights can be affordable. People take planes for speed and as jets got more advanced they started getting a little slower than earlier airliners.

[@A-Few-Rounds]

Going back in time to travel as fast like old Concorde in 2025 😂

[@Dave--gp1qx]

Congratulations to the Boom team!

[@tonyp2632]

Early 70"s in the San Joaquin Valley, Lemore NAS was always blasting sonic booms.

[@voivode2591]

You are a bit incorrect. Scott Crossfield was a civilian pilot when the X1 broke the sound barrier. He just put too big of a price tag on being the first. That’s why it was Yeager a military pilot. The project was a joint military civilian project.

[@FrankenstienArchive]

Concorde was breaking the sound barrier half a century ago!

[@bertram-raven]

The British did it so long ago. What do they think Concord was? Concord did not have after-burners, it had super-cruise which did not need any kind of reheat.

[@EricWillis77]

Oh wow that is amazing. We never had that happen before. 😂😂😂

[@sailorichiban]

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY FIRST PIONT TO PIONT STARSHIP FLIGHT ! Less than an hour flight time NYC to Sydney ! Supposedly less fuel will be used than a 747 !

[@josepha.r5839]

The caption should read something like: 'Supersonic commercial flight might come in 10 years'

[@xpdnc2u]

Cool that you've been on the Concord!

[@William-v1n9q]

Very impressive features.👍

[@davidjennings4589]

The Concorde is an antique now, retired for good reason. It was as hard to maintain and fly as the SR-71 Blackbird. It was a public relations exercise for the French Government and French industrial innovation.

[@navajojohn9448]

I don't think it is true sonic boom can't be heard on the ground from a plane 34,000 in the air unless because the plane is small maybe. To get the sonic boom the plane needs to fly over you and as it goes away from you. The Concord was banned to fly over USA land at 60,000 because the sonic boom follows the plane on it flight path as it passes over the ground.

[@1neMoreDay]

What's new? Superman and Flash already broke sound barrier.

[@michaelobrien5910]

A minute to go? Hey, we can go 10 miles in that time. Giddyup!

[@takecontrolcheif]

"pilot George Welch is credited with possibly breaking the sound barrier in an XP-86 prototype during a dive on October 1, 1947, before Chuck Yeager's official record-breaking flight in the Bell X-1." AI Overview

[@feelincrispy7053]

This whole report missed the most important aspect of this particular plane and company. The fact that the sonic boom is going to be reasonably quiet as opposed to blowing windows and ear drums out on the ground which is what has prevented super sonic airliners from being successful ventures. That’s the whole point of this entire project is to have a airliner that conforms to sound levels

[@Gonken88]

Lloyd Christmas: WE'VE BROKEN THE SOUND BARRIER! That's what the title made me think...

[@johngeier8692]

The big challenge is reducing the impact of the sonic boom so that the FAA will license the aircraft for supersonic flight over land.

[@KM-co5mx]

👏 👏 👏 Looking forward to flying 😃

[@ls6559]

WOW!!!!! AWESOME BOOM SUPERSONIC MAKE BIG DAY!!!!!