Can I just say, much respect to you all at Boom Supersonic for uploading this footage, with no loud silly music, just real test footage and a knowledgable VoiceOver, treating us like adults. As a pilot with a background in aeronautical design, engineering and testing, this is fascinating to watch. I love the fact you're showing this aspect of designing an aircraft; the hard yards and hours of test flying and explaining the aims of each test and what you're expecting to see. Really engenders trust in the program, it would be easy to have an overly enthusiastic announcer, who has no idea of what they're saying on the script, I like that this is real, well done. I hope you all continue to make good progress towards the sound barrier and I look forwards to that day and seeing the video!
I wish my father was alive to see this. Not only was he a private pilot, but he was also avid about anything to do with aviation. He and I both loved the X-15 .. it was my very first plastic model in 1967. I was 6 years old when he showed me how to assemble and glue a model. My love of flight began then. Watching a private company going through the trials and tribulations of creating and testing a brand new, state-of-the-art aircraft is awesome. Thanks for sharing this journey with us (the public).
And here I thought all of our comments weren’t going to make a difference, but here we are! Major kudos to the fine team at Boom who was responsible for putting this video together. Excellent editing and voiceover work. It’s just so awesome to see this kind of in depth content. Like others have said, this is what we really want! And I think the number of views on the previous “from the cockpit” video of flight 4 really speaks for itself. Excellent work, keep it up!
It’s absolutely fascinating to see how a new airplane flight envelope is carefully opened up. I had no idea it was so deliberate and systematic, nudging the speed up a smidgen and testing all small impulse inputs and flutter for clean behavior. You can really see how the roll is becoming undamped at the new airspeed. Very impressive to see this done by a startup, and on too of that openly released. Much engineering respect.
I’ve always wondered just what exactly is it that a test pilot does…. Systematic envelope testing and analysis…. So cool to see it in action. Thanks for sharing this very informative video.
As a former commercial and warbird pilot I want to thank you all for your continuation of safety first outlook, and for the solid work in the pushing the envelope for the future of flight. Love these videos.
When the air force recruiters told me myopia would prevent me from ever becoming a pilot I lost all interest in life for several years. This general malaise persisted until I wrote my first software application and found that experience pleasurable enough to pursue and earn a BS in computer science with a mathematics minor. Now retired after four decades doing that, watching these videos brings a lot of pleasure.
Absolutely incredible, I was born 5 months before concorde last flew. Always facinated and dreamed of being able to fly supersonic. Thanks to Boom, that might be a reality one day for me 😊🛫
i got an invite to go out to work this program. Unfortunately, I had already spent the better part of my youth in that desert not 40 miles from there working fighters. That is a single man's assignment. Loooooots to do in the Palmdale, Rosemond, Mojave area...
That was awesome! I'm so excited for you! (I loved the silver sharpie display!) I'm really looking forward to the big day!! All the best!! Peace --gary
Looks like an awesome test. I’m a bit surprised telemetry doesn’t have a voice channel. As in, the test pilot not having to use radio to communicate to the control room. About that lateral oscillation… might consider asking someone who’s flown the T33. There’s a roll oscillation quality in that plane that’s pilot induced-i.e. only exhibits itself when the pilot is trying to hold a specific bank. Good luck and thanks for the great video.
@@nachovyofficial don't see why not, it's a multi funded and engineered project anyways. there's several european organizations designing the key structural, aerospace components and systems sooooooo
This is the second video I've seen. I found it riveting. I give it a score of 99.99%. The .01% ? The background music. While not objectionable, I feel it's unnecessary. It's not needed to keep ones attention focused. From start to finish everything that is going on keeps ones undivided attention. Try at least one video without music and see what reaction you get. The knowledgeable commentary with the calm even delivery is a big plus. Looking forward to the next video . Wish you all success in your endeavour with this project.
It just so cool to see how meticulously they are exploring how the vehicle is going to work in the transonic regime. I can’t wait to see what these tests look like above Mach 1
This is awesome. I figured the frowny face was covering proprietary information or something, but it's nothing so exotic. [Insert frowny face.] I used to be a flight instructor in civil aviation, and I did occasional aerodynamic tests on homebuilt aircraft. Of course, the owner/builder had to be with me, so I would brief the owner on the areas of the envelope to be cautious with. Very sedate stuff by comparison. I also sometimes did post-major maintenance flight testing to verify that an aircraft that was basically disassembled and then reassembled would fly like it was supposed to. That got furry on one occasion. Nothing fear and self-preservation couldn't overcome, IIRC. Oh, yeah, I also forgot that I got into a death spiral with a student once, and we lived. I used to think there was no such thing as a death spiral. Don't be a doubter! It is a thrill ride like no other. Especially without ejection or a parachute. Also recovered through fear and self-preservation, along with a modicum of pre-flight planning. Now I aspire to the boring life, and cannot get a medical. Students these days don't really want to be pilots so much as they want to acquire paper documentation for their wallet. Frank Price was a friend of mine, and "Papa Tiger" was the best there was. He was a surgeon in an inverted flat spin, and I believe the horizon was put there by his upper wing, not the other way around. A true stick. Best wishes for the remainder of your testing. You and your team are awesome, and you can tie me to your wing any day.
Watching these videos takes me back to my days of controlling at SPORT on Edwards AFB. Being a part of flight test sure was enjoyable. Can't wait to see them making BOOMS across the R2508 complex soon.
EXACTLY!! Also, NASA still is testing the X-59 and the results will determine if OVERTURE will be able to fly over land or be limited as was Concorde. I worked on the electron beam welding of the original Concorde heat exchangers and follow this Boom project. Hopefully, not another scheme for publicity and ultimately embarrassing my home state of North Carolina as the state of Oklahoma was embarrassed recently by a failed corporation..
I'm curious that when right hand is removed from stick, the left comes up to touch the stick. Seemingly just touching it, as opposed to holding it. Is that a required safety procedure? As I would have thought the flight is stable and not going to diverge from controlled flight easily?
Ok maybe a dumb question but why test the ECS stuff if you are eventually building a different aircraft? That will have a cabin and different engine, valves etc.
Absolutely NOT a "dumb" question. How does the XB-1 design relate to the full size final version which looks a lot like Concorde, except apparently for not having the Concorde "ogival' wing form?
As an Engineer I am interested in two questions to induce the Flutter is it done mechanically or with through the Fly by wire computer and is this aircraft fitted with an ejection seat as the parachute the pilot seems to be wearing seems to be a cut away main with a reserve pull handle
This is fascinating stuff...It's actually tough to believe that there has never been an independently developed supersonic plane. The question I have is this: OK, so assuming you've built it, tested it, proved it reliable, and decided to start building them for consumer pilots/companies, will a typical PPL with Intrument and multi-engine rating be sufficient to acquire the jet type rating on this? I believe it's possible for small passenger jets, like the Citation, however does the plane being supersonic-capable change things?
SR-71 was designed during the cold war, safety wasn't exactly of the highest priority. Why push it if there is no need and it puts the pilot and air frame in jeopardy?
Can I just say, much respect to you all at Boom Supersonic for uploading this footage, with no loud silly music, just real test footage and a knowledgable VoiceOver, treating us like adults. As a pilot with a background in aeronautical design, engineering and testing, this is fascinating to watch. I love the fact you're showing this aspect of designing an aircraft; the hard yards and hours of test flying and explaining the aims of each test and what you're expecting to see. Really engenders trust in the program, it would be easy to have an overly enthusiastic announcer, who has no idea of what they're saying on the script, I like that this is real, well done. I hope you all continue to make good progress towards the sound barrier and I look forwards to that day and seeing the video!
I couldn't have said it better. Thank you for posting that, I feel the exact same way.
I have to pay attention, I live right across the street! Amazing video, very professional.
amen
There is unnecessary background music, but at least it is turned well down.
Was going to express the same sentiment!
I wish my father was alive to see this. Not only was he a private pilot, but he was also avid about anything to do with aviation. He and I both loved the X-15 .. it was my very first plastic model in 1967. I was 6 years old when he showed me how to assemble and glue a model. My love of flight began then.
Watching a private company going through the trials and tribulations of creating and testing a brand new, state-of-the-art aircraft is awesome. Thanks for sharing this journey with us (the public).
And here I thought all of our comments weren’t going to make a difference, but here we are! Major kudos to the fine team at Boom who was responsible for putting this video together. Excellent editing and voiceover work. It’s just so awesome to see this kind of in depth content. Like others have said, this is what we really want! And I think the number of views on the previous “from the cockpit” video of flight 4 really speaks for itself. Excellent work, keep it up!
We’re listening, keep the feedback coming !
Thanks for helping make Boom better. We’re grateful.
the frowny face in the mfd lol
frfr
Yeah!, I saw it too😂
It’s on the MEL:
Minimum Emoji List.
Explanation at 24:07
@@rocketraman thanks Capitan obvious
You guys are crushing these videos lately:)
Too bad they're supposed to be "crushing" a supersonic airliner. This is stock fraud horseshit propaganda.
It’s absolutely fascinating to see how a new airplane flight envelope is carefully opened up. I had no idea it was so deliberate and systematic, nudging the speed up a smidgen and testing all small impulse inputs and flutter for clean behavior. You can really see how the roll is becoming undamped at the new airspeed. Very impressive to see this done by a startup, and on too of that openly released. Much engineering respect.
Fantastic. Thank you for the real audio with no crappy music. This is really excellent.
Unlike other plane makers, Boom's really pushing the boundaries trying to bring the good old days back. Wish U the best guys.
FANTASTIC video. Keep this content coming!!!
I’ve always wondered just what exactly is it that a test pilot does…. Systematic envelope testing and analysis…. So cool to see it in action. Thanks for sharing this very informative video.
“The maintenance team expressed their emotions via a silver sharpie” 😂. Loved that.
As a former commercial and warbird pilot I want to thank you all for your continuation of safety first outlook, and for the solid work in the pushing the envelope for the future of flight. Love these videos.
Mega to watch, no annoying music - just aviation at its finest. Thanks Boom :)
When the air force recruiters told me myopia would prevent me from ever becoming a pilot I lost all interest in life for several years. This general malaise persisted until I wrote my first software application and found that experience pleasurable enough to pursue and earn a BS in computer science with a mathematics minor. Now retired after four decades doing that, watching these videos brings a lot of pleasure.
I am grateful you stuck with your plan b pursuit, brother. Unless you wrote the main code for MS Word. ;-)
Fortunately, no. My career happened in the realm of UNIX.
Hell yes! over the moon you're bringing us for the journey.
Very cool. Hope you still have time to fly that Waiex Nick!
Awesome Ep! Love this stuff! Keep them coming.
These videos are just freaking amazing… thank you for the narrative follow along. Amazing. 🎉
This behind the scenes is so awesome. I really appreciate the details on all the test points. Thanks for the extra effort to film and produce these!
These videos are MEGA INTERESTING!!! Thank you for showing us these!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thanks to the team for posting such good quality video and commentary. Also loving the "sad face" on the centre, lower instrument panel screen!
What a fantastic video on the indepth testing and engineering that goes into test flights. Thankyou for sharing
Great video, more of this!
I hope y'all keep doing these and am looking forward to the first supersonic flight being covered in the same way!
These videos are so interesting! Looking forward to the next one.
Well done! Proud of everyone who’s put in so much work to get it here
Very happy you listened to the people and started on doing more RAW longer videos
Great video...test parameters narration...beautiful flight and landing.
Thankyou for this :) really cool to see it develop. Keep them comming! :)
Clean and clear presentation of a test flight. Well done. Awaiting the next test regime.
Absolutely amazing Thankyou for taking us along with you. 👏
Hey, XB-1 you are a go, good one!
Loved every second of this, excited to break Mach 1!❤❤❤
Flight Test is awesome! Thank You for uploading this!
I love this, I so look forward to watching the long form video when you break Mach!!!! so excited!!!
Great video, would've loved it if you guys added captions or subtitles for the radio voiceover in the next one.
Thank you for long form!!!!!
Nice. Great to get to see your test process. She's a beautiful bird too. Good luck on the barrier test!
Absolutely incredible, I was born 5 months before concorde last flew. Always facinated and dreamed of being able to fly supersonic. Thanks to Boom, that might be a reality one day for me 😊🛫
I hope you get a chance one day. I was lucky enough to fly on Concorde several times, marvel of technology. I want everyone to experience what I did.
Looking forward to your flight test in the Edwards High Altitude Supersonic Corridor. Yes, it's been renamed but we like the original one.
Lol. I'm glad you addressed the frowny face on the lower screen. Definitely was curious about that.
i got an invite to go out to work this program. Unfortunately, I had already spent the better part of my youth in that desert not 40 miles from there working fighters. That is a single man's assignment. Loooooots to do in the Palmdale, Rosemond, Mojave area...
Can't wait for the inverted flatspin and outside Loop test.
Not the first time a frowny face has graced a GRT Mini-X. Keep up the great work!
That was awesome! I'm so excited for you! (I loved the silver sharpie display!) I'm really looking forward to the big day!! All the best!! Peace --gary
Looks like an awesome test. I’m a bit surprised telemetry doesn’t have a voice channel. As in, the test pilot not having to use radio to communicate to the control room. About that lateral oscillation… might consider asking someone who’s flown the T33. There’s a roll oscillation quality in that plane that’s pilot induced-i.e. only exhibits itself when the pilot is trying to hold a specific bank. Good luck and thanks for the great video.
That was great!! Thanks for sharing this journey with us!
I love Boom. This is peak American entrepreneurship, engineering, and bad-ass-ness.
trying to get back at the european concorde, remember the americans throwing proper temper tantrums over their inability to recreate it
@@bridishbirbdo you reckon theyll let british airways use these?
@@nachovyofficial don't see why not, it's a multi funded and engineered project anyways. there's several european organizations designing the key structural, aerospace components and systems sooooooo
This is the second video I've seen. I found it riveting. I give it a score of 99.99%. The .01% ? The background music. While not objectionable, I feel it's unnecessary. It's not needed to keep ones attention focused. From start to finish everything that is going on keeps ones undivided attention. Try at least one video without music and see what reaction you get. The knowledgeable commentary with the calm even delivery is a big plus. Looking forward to the next video . Wish you all success in your endeavour with this project.
It just so cool to see how meticulously they are exploring how the vehicle is going to work in the transonic regime. I can’t wait to see what these tests look like above Mach 1
amazing work guys!
The frowny face on the little mfd tops it off. I like it. It gives it a nice touch.
Thank you once again for such a great video and the very informative narration.
Please keep these wonderful videos coming!
This is awesome. I figured the frowny face was covering proprietary information or something, but it's nothing so exotic. [Insert frowny face.] I used to be a flight instructor in civil aviation, and I did occasional aerodynamic tests on homebuilt aircraft. Of course, the owner/builder had to be with me, so I would brief the owner on the areas of the envelope to be cautious with. Very sedate stuff by comparison. I also sometimes did post-major maintenance flight testing to verify that an aircraft that was basically disassembled and then reassembled would fly like it was supposed to. That got furry on one occasion. Nothing fear and self-preservation couldn't overcome, IIRC. Oh, yeah, I also forgot that I got into a death spiral with a student once, and we lived. I used to think there was no such thing as a death spiral. Don't be a doubter! It is a thrill ride like no other. Especially without ejection or a parachute. Also recovered through fear and self-preservation, along with a modicum of pre-flight planning. Now I aspire to the boring life, and cannot get a medical. Students these days don't really want to be pilots so much as they want to acquire paper documentation for their wallet. Frank Price was a friend of mine, and "Papa Tiger" was the best there was. He was a surgeon in an inverted flat spin, and I believe the horizon was put there by his upper wing, not the other way around. A true stick. Best wishes for the remainder of your testing. You and your team are awesome, and you can tie me to your wing any day.
very cool to be a fly on the canopy watching history.
16:53 brilliant. I love efficiency when you can. Especially when you’re chest deep in innovating.
Watching these videos takes me back to my days of controlling at SPORT on Edwards AFB. Being a part of flight test sure was enjoyable. Can't wait to see them making BOOMS across the R2508 complex soon.
26 Minutes! Where's my bloody dinner? I know what I'm gonna watch
Looks like a very high AOA on final.
Great video! I assume the yaw damper (if it has one) was off for all of the testing in the video?
Great video and one of the meanest looking aircraft made.
Excellent flight test! thank you for sharing!
Awesome work guys!!!
Can’t wait for you guys to go super sonic! Good luck
Love the test team discipline.
I am so glad you are finally showing indepth footage. I was getting real tired of those 45 sec videos.
It’s amazing knowing that one day when I become an airline pilot I may be flying the Overture. I’m sure it’ll be a dream to fly!
So, I take it the roll hesitations were from the stability control needing some fine adjustment?
How does this translate to the larger aircraft with a totally different design?
EXACTLY!! Also, NASA still is testing the X-59 and the results will determine if OVERTURE will be able to fly over land or be limited as was Concorde. I worked on the electron beam welding of the original Concorde heat exchangers and follow this Boom project. Hopefully, not another scheme for publicity and ultimately embarrassing my home state of North Carolina as the state of Oklahoma was embarrassed recently by a failed corporation..
I'm curious that when right hand is removed from stick, the left comes up to touch the stick. Seemingly just touching it, as opposed to holding it. Is that a required safety procedure? As I would have thought the flight is stable and not going to diverge from controlled flight easily?
Thank you 🙏🏼 absolutely fascinating and enlightening
Looks like,about the amount of view you get out of the back seat of the T-38 when instructing
Absolutely fantastic!
Ok maybe a dumb question but why test the ECS stuff if you are eventually building a different aircraft? That will have a cabin and different engine, valves etc.
Ok i posted a little early. Saw it was testing for higher alt. Ops.
Absolutely NOT a "dumb" question. How does the XB-1 design relate to the full size final version which looks a lot like Concorde, except apparently for not having the Concorde "ogival' wing form?
Amazing work!
I think it was said before, but are the primary control surface actuators used for the flutter excitement, or is it a separate servo system?
As an Engineer I am interested in two questions to induce the Flutter is it done mechanically or with through the Fly by wire computer and is this aircraft fitted with an ejection seat as the parachute the pilot seems to be wearing seems to be a cut away main with a reserve pull handle
Congratulations!! Very Cool!
Yeah baby! - Been expecting this!
so what was the fundamental from the GVT? or was is by computational methods. Is this going to be cert to Part 25?
This is fascinating stuff...It's actually tough to believe that there has never been an independently developed supersonic plane. The question I have is this: OK, so assuming you've built it, tested it, proved it reliable, and decided to start building them for consumer pilots/companies, will a typical PPL with Intrument and multi-engine rating be sufficient to acquire the jet type rating on this? I believe it's possible for small passenger jets, like the Citation, however does the plane being supersonic-capable change things?
Doesn't change much Dave. You would just need to be type rated on the aircraft and you wouldn't be allowed to go supersonic over land.
Awesome work 👏🤙
The SR-71 went supersonic on its first flight.
Boom’s pace with this airplane is glacial.
SR-71 was designed during the cold war, safety wasn't exactly of the highest priority. Why push it if there is no need and it puts the pilot and air frame in jeopardy?
Did I miss how the flutter is physically introduced? Is there a mechanism?
So what is supposed to be on screen with the frowns face?
Nevermind, thanks you
The gravity point is center for flyings. A jet wings on high golden meltings. One time only please.
Why is the plane rocking side to side so much? And that's with the augmentation on.
The T-38 is following the XB-1 because it appreciates other dart-shaped planes.
I was just curious if this plane has an ejection seat?
What altitude will you be attempting to go supersonic and why?
Wonder what happened to Card 10 and if it felt neglected 😂
Will the XB-1 ever out run the chase plane? If so, do you get a faster chase plane?
Well done! Keep it safe.
How did he get the calling Gipetto…?
XB-1 is going very well :)
I see he has to keep holding left aileron? Why not trim?
How do you initiate/induce the flutter?
Don't see the typical ejection seat rails on the XB-1. How does the ejection system work?
I believe XB-1 does not have an ejection seat
Where is the airliner?
You're looking at it....sort of. This is the test bed for the future Overture airliner.