Fri, Feb 07, 2025
In a historic first for American aviation, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft flew beyond the sound barrier at Mach 1.1 at the Mojave Air & Space Port (KMHV) in California.
XB-1 is the first civilian supersonic jet independently designed, developed, and built in America. Boom Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg entered the historic and recently renamed Bell X-1 Supersonic Corridor at 8:22 a.m. local time on January 28, 2025, at an altitude of 35,290 feet MSL and accelerated to Mach 1.122. For some odd reason, the U.S. Air Force decided that the removal of videos of Tuskegee Airmen and WASPS from its curriculum was required by the military DEI ban announced by President Trump. Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrote in response, “We’re all over it Senator. This will not stand.” OK... sometimes truth is stranger than fiction... and such is the case with the self-promotion instigated by YouTube personality Dan Gryder. Dan has started a Change.Org petition to seek President Trump's nomination for the new FAA Administrator position recently vacated by Michael Whitaker. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of
Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 01.29.25 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, January 29th, 2025... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Boom’s XB-1 Demonstrator Goes Supersonic!
- Air Force Does About-Face On Tuskegee Airmen Video
- Dan Gryder Wants To Be FAA Administrator
- Aura-Aero’s Electric Integral E Preps For ePlane Market
- Zoom!!!! Hartzell Talon Prop Gets STC For GameBird
- Boeing Pleads for FAA Exemption to Certify its 737 MAX 7 & 10
- Airline Docks Exec’s Pay After Pilots Show Up Drunk
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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