Boom Supersonic Forms Strategic Partnership with Flight Research, Inc., Bringing XB-1 Flight Tests to Mojave Supersonic Corridor
DENVER, Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boom Supersonic, the Colorado company building historys fastest supersonic airliner, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Flight Research, Inc. (FRI) aimed at bringing test flights for XB-1, Booms supersonic demonstrator aircraft, to the supersonic corridor stretching across the Mojave Desert.
- DENVER, Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boom Supersonic, the Colorado company building historys fastest supersonic airliner, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Flight Research, Inc. (FRI) aimed at bringing test flights for XB-1, Booms supersonic demonstrator aircraft, to the supersonic corridor stretching across the Mojave Desert.
- The agreement includes use of one of several FRI hangars located at Mojave Air and Space Port beneath the supersonic corridor.
- This custom space gives Boom a presence at XB-1s testing site and allows it to reassemble XB-1 after transport to Mojave and immediately begin testing.
- We specifically selected the T-38 for our flight test program because of its similar flight characteristics and ability to chase XB-1 through low speed supersonic flight.