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The Northrop T-38 Talon is the world's first supersonic trainer jet. The T-38 ... of the first-ever supersonic flight on the Bell X-1 in 1947. Supersonic flight means that the aircraft flies ...
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead ...
The historic event occurred on Tuesday during a test flight from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California. Notably, this is the first time a civil supersonic jet made in America has shattered the ...
The flight was filmed and monitored by two different chase planes, a Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet, and a Northrop T-38 Talon, the same aircraft NASA uses to train its astronauts. The XB-1 landed ...