Flight Research International

01/28/2025

We are about to take off!

Stream is live here ⬇️

Happening Now. Watch XB-1's supersonic test flight in real-time. Join us and see XB-1 break the sound barrier from the viewpoint of our chase aircraft.

01/28/2025

Today you may recognize our T-38 in the launch of Boom Supersonic's XB-1 flight to reach MACH 1!

She will be flying chase and is equipped with a mini Starlink antenna that will allow everyone to livestream this historic flight in real-time.

If you would like to stream the event in real-time click on the below link 👇🏼

http://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/the-starlink-connection-xb-1-

01/28/2025

We are honored to have been playing host to Boom Supersonic on our campus and are very much looking forward to their launch date of breaking the sound barrier of XB1. Stay tuned! You may even see our aircraft playing a small roll on launch date👀

It’s almost time. We’re targeting January 28 for XB-1 to break the sound barrier.

Watch the test flight livestream at 7:45am PST/10:45am EST/3:45pm GMT, on boomsupersonic.com/xb-1 with hosts Mike Bannister, former Chief Concorde Pilot for British Airways, Nick Sheryka, XB-1 Chief Flight Test Engineer, and Greg Krauland Boom Advisor/former Chief Engineer.

Curious about how we’re livestreaming flights? Here’s how the XB-1 team adapted a $500 Starlink Mini antenna to livestream from our Northrop T-38 chase aircraft, allowing everyone to see the flight in real-time. https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/the-starlink-connection-xb-1-flight-tests-harness-satellite-internet-streaming

03/24/2024

Thanks for capturing such a fantastic video of her maiden take off!

03/23/2024

XB-1 sure looking good in our hangar.

We continue to be honored to be apart of such an innovative flight, pushing aerospace to the next level!

03/22/2024

We are so excited to be partnered with Boom Supersonic and witness to this historical flight by their team!

Forging the future of flight in aerospace!

Today, Boom announced the successful flight of XB-1, the world's first independently developed supersonic jet, at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. Flown by Chief Test Pilot Bill "Doc" Shoemaker, XB-1's inaugural flight marks a major milestone toward the return of supersonic travel onboard Overture - Boom's supersonic airliner. The XB-1 program provides the foundation for the design and development of Overture, while establishing a safety-first culture in engineering and manufacturing.

"Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947." said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic. "I've been looking forward to this flight since founding Boom in 2014, and it marks the most significant milestone yet on our path to bring supersonic travel to passengers worldwide."

Read more on XB-1's milestone first flight here: https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/inaugural-first-flight-xb1-supersonic-demonstrator?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=static&utm_campaign=XB1FF&utm_content=xb1_firstflight

01/22/2023

Thank you Maurer8photography for capturing our gorgeous plane doing some test flight work! She sure is getting busy around here!

The purple jet. The iconic T-38 takes a fast flight on a perfectly cloudy day at Mojave Air & Space Port. Flown by Flight Research Inc.

06/19/2022

Thank you Maurer8photography for capturing her!! She is quite the stunner and we keep her very busy!

06/19/2022

Congratulations to our neighbor Stratolaunch on such an amazing accomplishment!!

Roc flew for more than three hours yesterday (June 16) and broke its own altitude record.

05/07/2022

Congratulations to our neighbors over at Stratolaunch on their successful test flight! The World's Largest Aircraft!

Roc, the Stratolaunch-built carrier aircraft, flew for nearly five hours above the Mojave desert on Wednesday.

02/21/2022

Busy morning on the flight line!

URRT courses JET & HELO, Test Flight Support and a couple other OPS we have a very full week ahead!