4 October 2016
A project to bring back a supersonic airliner that looks, well, a lot like Concorde, will reach a major milestone next month when the XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator will be released publicly.
The Boom Supersonic Passenger Jet project eventually hopes to put into production a 45-passenger jet that will fly at Mach 2.2.
“The XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator is our first step toward routine supersonic flight,” said the team at Colorado-based Boom. “‘Baby Boom’, as we like to call her, is the world’s first independently developed supersonic jet and the fastest civil aircraft ever made. XB-1 will flight prove the key technologies for practical supersonic flight.
“We will unveil the XB-1 design on 15 November. First flight is planned for late 2017. Subsonic flight tests will be conducted east of the Denver metro area, with supersonic flight proven near Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California.”
Looking very much like an updated Concorde, Boom supersonic jet project takes a step forward next month.
Boom says the passenger jet will have medium-bypass turbofan engines, based on a proven commercial engine core, to deliver quiet takeoff and efficient supersonic cruise. The advanced aerodynamics feature a slender fuselage and a refined delta wing. It will be constructed of carbon fibre reinforced plastic to withstand the intense heat of supersonic flight with a lightweight and strong structure.
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2 comments
Well-named! The super-rich will once again enjoy their speedy globetrotting while all the whales of the oceans will think they are being bombed.
Hope they don’t think they will be allowed to fly supersonic anywhere near UK airspace and the anti-noise protesters will be galvanised to stop flights into UK airports.