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XB-1 PROTOTYPE ACES ITS SECOND TEST FLIGHT

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Issue 195

Colorado-based company Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on 26 August 2024.

- ANDREW JONES

XB-1 PROTOTYPE ACES ITS SECOND TEST FLIGHT

The flight took place from California’s Mojave Air and Space Port and lasted about 15 minutes. It saw the XB-1 reach an altitude of 3,170 metres and a speed of 277 miles per hour. The flight demonstrated landing gear being retracted and extended for the first time, and a new digital stabilityaugmentation system was tested to improve handling.

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