Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

The XB-1, which had previously reached a fastest speed of Mach 0.95, performed its historic sortie in a portion of airspace known as the Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor, named after the X-1 rocket plane, ...

"Chuck" Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier, using the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" rocket plane. The XB-1, flown by Boom's chief test pilot, Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg ...

This week a sleek white jet became the first privately built aircraft to fly faster than sound soaring high above the Mojave ...

Captain Mike Bannister, who flew more Concorde hours than any other pilot, is hopeful about the future of the Boom Supersonic ...

Lawrence 'Larry' Bell was an American industrialist who was passionate about aviation. This strong interest started at an air show, leading him to join the aircraft ...

The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 within about 11 minutes of taking off, according to Boom Supersonic and live video of the test flight.

Tuesday's flight happened in the same airspace where in 1947 Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier, piloting an orange, bullet-shaped Bell X-1 rocket plane.

American company Boom achieved a milestone Tuesday as its XB-1 aircraft exceeded the speed of sound for the first time during ...