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November 08, 2024

Airborne 11.08.24: XB-1 Pushes 500Kts, Samson Sky Update, Boeing Strike Ends

 Also: Joby Overseas, Elixir CAA Cert, Drone Threat, GMR Airbus Sale

 
 
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft successfully carried out Flight Seven on November 5, 2024, focusing on expanding the flutter envelope and cockpit pressure testing to ensure safe performance and handling qualities as XB-1 nears supersonic speeds and higher altitudes. With Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg again at the controls, XB-1 reached a higher altitude of 23, 015 feet, 3,015 higher than the last flight. In its 55-minute flight the aircraft achieved a higher speed of 0.82 Mach or 499 knots true airspeed. Almost exactly one year after its first flight, Samson Sky’s flying car is gearing up for production with a ne



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