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A "son of Concorde" aircraft that may one day fly from New York to London in 1.5 hours has reached supersonic speeds. An incredible image shows Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet breaking the sound barrier.
“XB-1 broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight – without an audible boom,” Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, said in a statement.