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Boom Supersonicâs XB-1 Hits New Altitude Record as Supersonic Travel Nears Reality

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Boom Supersonic's demonstrator aircraft completed its eighth flight earlier this month .

The XB-1 achieved a maximum altitude of 25,040 feet ( 7,632 meters ) and a top speed of Mach 0.82 .

The company plans to fly its Overture jet at reduced speeds over land, about 20% faster than subsonic flight.

Boom plans to go supersonic by the end of the year .

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