https://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170324152006-boom-aerospace-supersonic-xb-1-780x439.jpg https://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170324152006-boom.

https://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170324152006-boom-aerospace-supersonic-xb-1-780x439.jpg https://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170324152006-boom... This is a tech demonstrator and not quite a "scaled prototype." Two occupants vs ~40 makes it pretty much a completely different aircraft. What it's probably demonstrating is some key design aspects like inlet/engine interactions, sonic boom mitigation, thermal resistance on various points, and overall validating simulation data. It won't show anything about extrinsic performance like range or takeoff distance of the final passenger jet, at least not directly.