For the past 20 years, things have been fairly quiet on the supersonic aircraft scene. Although the concept of a supersonic passenger jet has been around for decades, until the beginning of 2025, no such piloted non-military aircraft had taken to the skies since 2003.
However, with Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft making its maiden voyage, that has all begun to change.
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