About 10,670 meters over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first privately funded airplane to break the sound barrier during a test flight on Tuesday (Jan 28), marking a new step in the firm's bid to revive supersonic air travel.

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