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- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.
Boom Technologies is also partially funded by US Air Force. https://www.popsci.com/technology/boom-supersonic-air-force-funding/