Will The FAA's Sonic Boom Rule Unlock Supersonic Bizjets?

Boom XB-1 demonstrator

Boom says its XB-1 demonstrated Mach cutoff when flying at Mach 1.18 in January 2025. 

Credit: Boom Supersonic
Judging by public comments on the FAA’s proposed rule enabling overland supersonic flight, there will be no rush to build a high-speed business jet if the regulation becomes final as proposed. But the rule would replace the existing blanket prohibition on civil supersonic flight over the U.S. with a...
Graham Warwick

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