E??li?? t?is ????, XB-1 w?s m?v?? ???m t?? c?m??n?’s ??n??? in C?nt?nni?l, C?l????? t? t?? M?j?v? Ai? & S??c? P??t in M?j?v?, C?li???ni? t? c?ntin?? ???????ti?ns ??? ?li??t. T?? ?i?c???t ??s ?n?????n? ?xt?nsiv? ????n? t?stin? sinc? ???ivin?, incl??in? t?xi t?stin? t?is w??k. In ???iti?n t? t?? ?n??in? t?stin?, XB-1 ??c?ntl? ??c?iv?? ?n ?x???im?nt?l ?i?w??t?in?ss c??ti?ic?t? ???m t?? F?????l Avi?ti?n A?minist??ti?n (FAA), ??ll?win? ? ??t?il?? ?i?c???t ins??cti?n. B??m ??s ?ls? s?c???? l?tt??s ?? ??t???iz?ti?n t? ?ll?w C?i?? T?st Pil?t Bill “D?c” S???m?k?? ?n? t?st ?il?t T?ist?n “G???tt?” B??n??n???? t? ?l? XB-1. A??iti?n?ll?, l?tt??s ?? ?????m?nt wit? ?i?s??c? ??t???iti?s ??? in ?l?c? ?ll?win? ??? ?li??ts ?? t?? ?i?c???t ?v?? t?? M?j?v? ??s??t. XB-1’s ?ist??ic ?i?st ?li??t will ?cc?? in t?? s?m? ?i?s??c? w???? C??t?in C???l?s “C??ck” Y????? ?i?st ???k? t?? s??n? ????i?? in t?? B?ll X-1 ?n? t?? M?c? 3+, st??t??ic ??c?nn?iss?nc? SR-71 “Bl?ck?i??” ?i?st ?l?w in 1964.

Ac??ss its ??v?l??m?nt, XB-1 ??s v?li??t?? B??m’s ??????c? t? ?i??l?n? ??si?n ?n? ?n??l?? ?n?in???s t? l?v????? ??v?nc?? t??ls lik? c?m??t?ti?n?l ?l?i? ??n?mics (CFD) w?ic? ??? c?itic?l c?m??n?nts ?? Ov??t???’s ??v?l??m?nt. In ???????ti?n ??? ?li??t, B??m’s t?st ?il?ts ??v? c?m?l?t?? ??n????s ?? ????s in t?? sim?l?t?? ??? ?i?c???t ?v?l??ti?n, ?????ti?ns ??v?l??m?nt, t??inin?, ?n? ??m?n ??ct??s ?ss?ssm?nts t? ?c?i?v? t?? ?i???st l?v?ls ?? s???t?. T?? t?st ?il?ts ?ls? m?int?in ?li??t ????ici?nc? in ? T-38 t??in?? ?i?c???t, t?? s?m? ?i?c???t t??t will ?? ?s?? ?s ? c??s? ?l?n? ??? ?ll ?li??t t?sts ?? XB-1. T? ???t??? inc???s? s???t?, t?? t?st ?il?ts will ?s? t?? T-38 t? ???ctic? ???m?ti?n ?l?in?.

B??m XB-1 “B??? B??m” ?n?-t?i??-sc?l? t?ij?t s????s?nic ??m?nst??t??. (P??t? ?? B??m S????s?nic)
“T?? ??c?nt ??????ss m??? t?w???s XB-1’s ?i?st ?li??t ???l?cts t?? t??m’s c?ll?ctiv? ?????ts t? ??il? ?n? s???l? ?l? t?? w??l?’s ?i?st in????n??ntl? ??v?l???? s????s?nic j?t,” s?i? Bl?k? Sc??ll, B??m S????s?nic’s ???n??? ?n? CEO.
“It’s ?ittin? t??t XB-1 is n?w ??????ssin? t?w??? ?i?st ?li??t ?t t?? M?j?v? Ai? & S??c? P??t, ??m? t? m??? t??n 50 ?i?st ?li??ts ?n? ?t??? si?ni?ic?nt ?vi?ti?n ?v?nts. I’m l??kin? ???w??? t? ?l?in? XB-1 ????, ??il?in? ?n t?? ?c?i?v?m?nts ?? ?t??? t?l?nt?? ?n?in???s ?n? ?il?ts w?? ins?i?? ?s ?v??? ??? t? m?k? s????s?nic t??v?l m?inst???m,” s?i? Bill “D?c” S???m?k??, C?i?? T?st Pil?t ??? B??m S????s?nic.
T?? B??m XB-1 “B??? B??m” is ? ?n?-t?i??-sc?l? t?ij?t s????s?nic ??m?nst??t?? ??si?n?? ?? B??m T?c?n?l??? (??? “B??m S????s?nic”) ?s ???t ?? ??v?l??m?nt ?? t?? B??m Ov??t??? s????s?nic t??ns???t ?i?lin??. P?w???? ?? t???? G?n???l El?ct?ic J85s, it is ?l?nn?? t? m?int?in M?c? 2.2, wit? ?v?? 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) ?? ??n??. XB-1 l?v?????s 60 ????s ?? ??????ss in ?i??l?n? t?c?n?l??i?s lik? c????n ?i??? c?m??sit?s, ??v?nc?? ?vi?nics, ?n? ?i?it?ll?-??timiz?? ??????n?mics. T?? ?i?c???t ???t???s ? c????n c?m??sit? ?n? tit?ni?m ??s?l???. Its ??iv? (m??i?i?? ??lt?) win? ?n??l?s s??? ?????ti?n ?t t?k???? ?n? l?n?in? ?s w?ll ?s s????s?nic s????s. T?? t???? G?n???l El?ct?ic J85 ?n?in?s t??t ??w?? XB-1 ?????c? ? c?m?in?? m?xim?m t???st ?? 12,300 ???n?s ?? ???c? (l??). Ov??t??? is t?? s?st?in??l? s????s?nic ?i?lin?? ???m B??m t??t will ?l? ?t M?c? 1.7, ?? ????t twic? t?? s???? ?? t????’s ??st?st ?i?lin??s, ?n? is ??si?n?? t? ??n ?n 100% s?st?in??l? ?vi?ti?n ???l (SAF)

B??m XB-1 “B??? B??m” ?n?-t?i??-sc?l? t?ij?t s????s?nic ??m?nst??t??. (P??t? ?? B??m S????s?nic)