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Boom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful flight of XB-1, the world's first independently developed supersonic jet, at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Like Overture, XB-1 leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, digitally-optimized aerodynamics, and an advanced supersonic propulsion system.

Key Points: 
  • Like Overture, XB-1 leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, digitally-optimized aerodynamics, and an advanced supersonic propulsion system.
  • "Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
  • XB-1 was flown by Boom Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker and Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg flew the T-38 chase aircraft which monitored the flight.
  • Supersonic intakes: XB-1's engine intakes slow supersonic air to subsonic speeds, efficiently converting kinetic energy into pressure energy, allowing conventional jet engines to power XB-1 from takeoff through supersonic flight.

Boom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful flight of XB-1, the world's first independently developed supersonic jet, at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Like Overture, XB-1 leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, digitally-optimized aerodynamics, and an advanced supersonic propulsion system.

Key Points: 
  • Like Overture, XB-1 leverages state-of-the-art technologies to enable efficient supersonic flight including carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, digitally-optimized aerodynamics, and an advanced supersonic propulsion system.
  • "Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947," said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic.
  • XB-1 was flown by Boom Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker and Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg flew the T-38 chase aircraft which monitored the flight.
  • Supersonic intakes: XB-1's engine intakes slow supersonic air to subsonic speeds, efficiently converting kinetic energy into pressure energy, allowing conventional jet engines to power XB-1 from takeoff through supersonic flight.

Boom Supersonic Advances Flight Preparations for XB-1

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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DENVER, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced it has completed several key milestones for XB-1, Boom's technology demonstrator aircraft. XB-1 leverages 60 years of progress in airplane technologies like carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, and digitally-optimized aerodynamics to enable sustainable supersonic travel.

Key Points: 
  • XB-1 leverages 60 years of progress in airplane technologies like carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, and digitally-optimized aerodynamics to enable sustainable supersonic travel.
  • Earlier this year, XB-1 was moved from the company's hangar in Centennial, Colorado to the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California to continue preparations for flight.
  • "The recent progress made towards XB-1's first flight reflects the team's collective efforts to build and safely fly the world's first independently developed supersonic jet," said Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic's founder and CEO.
  • The test pilots also maintain flight proficiency in a T-38 trainer aircraft, the same aircraft that will be used as a chase plane for all flight tests of XB-1.

Boom Supersonic Advances Flight Preparations for XB-1

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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DENVER, Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boom Supersonic, the company building the world's fastest airliner, Overture, today announced it has completed several key milestones for XB-1, Boom's technology demonstrator aircraft. XB-1 leverages 60 years of progress in airplane technologies like carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, and digitally-optimized aerodynamics to enable sustainable supersonic travel.

Key Points: 
  • XB-1 leverages 60 years of progress in airplane technologies like carbon fiber composites, advanced avionics, and digitally-optimized aerodynamics to enable sustainable supersonic travel.
  • Earlier this year, XB-1 was moved from the company's hangar in Centennial, Colorado to the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California to continue preparations for flight.
  • "The recent progress made towards XB-1's first flight reflects the team's collective efforts to build and safely fly the world's first independently developed supersonic jet," said Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic's founder and CEO.
  • The test pilots also maintain flight proficiency in a T-38 trainer aircraft, the same aircraft that will be used as a chase plane for all flight tests of XB-1.

UK Police Use STRmix™ to Resolve 1994 Murder of Six-Year-Old

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- STRmix™ – sophisticated forensic software capable of resolving mixed DNA profiles previously regarded as too complex or degraded to interpret – has played a key role in solving the 1994 murder of a six-year-old in the UK.

Key Points: 
  • Using STRmix™ to analyze DNA left on the clothes of Rikki Neave, the UK's Cellmark Forensic Services was able to provide a link for James Watson, now 41, to his murder.
  • Watson, who was only 13 when he strangled Neave and left his body in a wood in Peterborough, has been sentenced to life in prison.
  • Using STRmix™, Cellmark was able to analyze the mixed DNA profiles obtained and provide a link to Watson, who was later charged with the murder (England and Wales, Central Criminal Court, #T20207051).
  • "Ultimately, a combination of evidence from DNA, post-mortem, soil samples, eyewitness testimony, and his [Watson's] changing accounts proved overwhelming."

Giorgio Clementi, President of International Test Pilots School (ITPS) Canada Wins SETP Tony LeVier Safety Award and SFTE Kelly Johnson Award

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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Unique Canadian Flight Test School Gaining Global Recognition Through Excellence

Key Points: 
  • The Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) awarded Clementi the Tony LeVier Flight Test Safety award.
  • This award, named in honour of test pilot Tony LeVier, was established by the SETP Flight Test Safety Committee to pay recognition to people who have significantly contributed to the safety of flight test operations.
  • The Society of Flight Test Engineers (SFTE) presented Clementi with the Kelly Johnson award, an individual award that honours outstanding achievement in the field of Flight Test Engineering.
  • The Kelly Johnson Award was first awarded in 1973 and is the society's oldest running award and named after Clarence "Kelly" Johnson , a fabled aircraft designer.

Global Titanium Market Outlook to 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, August 13, 2021
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The "Global Titanium Market Outlook to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Titanium Market Outlook to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Global titanium metal market is expected to witness a considerable growth rate during the forecast period.
  • The major factors responsible for the global titanium metal market's growth would be increasing demand from the automotive and aviation industries and technological innovations in the medical field.
  • However, ore availability and the costly extraction process act as restraints for the global titanium metal market.

Surf Air Announces Acquisition Of Aviation Marketplace BlackBird

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Monday, February 24, 2020
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Surf Air ( www.SurfAir.com ), the leader in shared private aviation, announced the acquisition today of fast-growing online aviation marketplace BlackBird ( www.flyBlackBird.com ).

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Surf Air ( www.SurfAir.com ), the leader in shared private aviation, announced the acquisition today of fast-growing online aviation marketplace BlackBird ( www.flyBlackBird.com ).
  • With this acquisition the company has created Surf Air Mobility Corporation, whose mission is to transform the 50-400 mile mobility market.
  • Says Surf Air advisor Jonathan Mildenhall, CEO of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand and former CMO of Airbnb, "I am truly excited about how this acquisition will transform the trajectory of the Surf Air platform.
  • "I congratulate the management teams of Surf Air and BlackBird on this industry-transforming merger," said Dennis Phelps, general partner at Institutional Venture Partners, one of Surf Air's largest investors.