00:00Welcome to the video from the Auto Magazine Tuning Blog about the Boom XB1.
00:08The Boom XB1 has broken the sound barrier once again at the end of its test campaign.
00:14Three supersonic flights in one day mark the end of flight tests for the experimental supersonic aircraft, which is now being retired.
00:21The final test flight took place on February 10th and took off shortly before 11 a.m. local time from Mohan Spaceport in California.
00:31Over a period of 41 minutes, test pilot Tristan Brandenburg broke the sound barrier three times, setting new records.
00:41The XB1 reached a speed of 670 knots, which equates to almost 700 miles per hour.
00:47According to Boom Supersonic, this equates to Mach 1.18.
00:52In addition, the aircraft climbed to over 36,500 feet, or more than 7 miles in altitude.
00:59Special Schlieren images were recorded during the flight, which are used to analyze air flows.
01:05The engineers also carried out acoustic measurements to investigate the effects of the so-called boomless cruise technology.
01:11This is designed to help minimize sonic boom and allow for quieter supersonic flight.
01:21Following the test flight, the XB1 will be returned to Boom Supersonic's corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado.
01:27The company is now turning its full attention to developing the Boom Overture, a new supersonic passenger aircraft.
01:37This will be its last flight, Blake Shaw, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, explained during the webcast.
01:43This is a bittersweet day for me and for the entire XB1 team, I think.
01:51The XB1 served as the flying test bed for the Overture and was the first commercial supersonic aircraft developed in the United States.
02:00Its first flight took place in March of last year, and its first supersonic flight was completed on January 29th of this year.
02:06The Overture is set to become the first commercial supersonic aircraft to enter service since the Concorde.
02:14It will have a cruising speed of Mach 1.7 over water and Mach 1 over land, and will seat approximately 80 passengers.
02:23It is scheduled to enter service in late 2021.
02:27According to Boom Sunik, there are already 130 pre-orders for the aircraft, including from United Airlines and American Airlines.
02:33As always, you can find the link to read the article in our magazine in the video description.
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