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Modern FlyingBoom Goes Supersonic, Makes Civil Aviation History
Company’s XB-1 ‘Baby Boom’ demonstrator breaks the sound barrier at Mojave Air & Space Port in California, where the first supersonic flight occurred in 1947.
Jack Daleo![](https://www.flyingmag.com/uploads/2025/01/XB-1-SUPERSONIC-FLIGHT-HERO.jpg?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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