A story was written on Tuesday. OR Boom supersonicthe US company that manufactures the fastest civilian plane in the world, broke the sound barrier for the first time In his 12th test flight in the Mohave desert, California.

The Boom Demonstration Air Xb-1he had already completed 11 successful test flights since March 2024, and is the precursor to the development of Boom’s ultrasonic passenger aircraft, Overture, the so -called “American response to Concord.”

For the long -awaited plane, 130 orders and pre -orders have been made by American Airlines, United Airlines and Japan Airlines.

The aircraft, surpassed the Tuesday’s target 1.2 Mach (1,358 kilometers per hour), reaching the 1.2 Mach, after reaching the altitude set as a target. It thus became the first political ultrasonic aircraft after the French Concord.

The fastest speed of XB-1 was 0.95 Mach, just below the 1 Mach’s “ultrasonic threshold” on the previous test flight on January 10.

Boom Supersonic’s ambitions are high. The CEO of the company Blake Sol He stressed in CNN last year that he expects ultrasonic planes to replace conventional aircraft, and this will be done “During our lives.”

Boom’s plan is Overture to put in place before the end of the decade, carrying 64 to 80 passengers at a speed of 1.7 Mach, approximately twice as high as the speed of current subcutaneous aircraft.

‘Anywhere in the world in four hours for $ 100’

When CNN Travel talked to Sol in May 2021, he said his dream was to be able to one day the people could “They fly anywhere in the world in four hours for $ 100.” Company’s plan is Overture one day to work in more than 600 routes around the world.

“A faster plane is much more efficient for humans and is much more efficient financially. You can make more flights with the same plane and crew ‘, Sol commented.

“We can significantly reduce all the costs and effects of planes, making them faster. If we have faster planes we don’t need so much » added.

The XB-1 is almost entirely made of carbon fiber to be lightweight and durable. It has conventional jet engines and operates with up to 100% sustainable air fuel (SAF).