Watch Boom XB-1 take off and go supersonic in historic flight highlights
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet soared to at an altitude of around 35,000 feet (10,668 meters) and exceeded Mach 1, the speed of sound. It marked the first time a civil aircraft has gone supersonic over the continental United States.
The chief test pilot was Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg.
Credit: Boom Supersonic
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