Hehe. Reminds me when I was a kid in 1979 when Los Angeles approved a one percent tax increase for the new subway. We didn't get the first subway till the 90s. By 2026 should have a subway station couple blocks from family home.
You can produce renewable jet fuel, it will be carbon neutral because the organic materials which it's made of are destined to be "burned" regardless what you do.
lol - the engines arent even built by the company, they are just building carbon fiber tubes and wings - the engines are from rolls royce, thats who can answer your questions - not the carbon fiber salesman.
This is exactly like Electric cars. It's the start of a new age and change is coming for the better (Which I'm excited for) and if companies like Boeing are getting into it, the price of these tickets will come down even if they are more like Business class tickets
Boeing did try to get into SST in 70s, called 2707. But I wonder what Boom can achieve with non-afterburning turbofans compared to guzzling afterburning turbojet.
I find the statement of sustainable jet fuel to be highly suspect. Only a refinery can produce fuel. Jet-grade fuel is a specialized class by itself. If no refinery is constructed for sustainable jet fuel, then the engines are useless.
Happy to see my footage of Concorde sonic bang over the channel... Happy to offer it to you... Dont forget to precise the copyright anyway "Frédéric PINLET Olympus93 Association". Long life to this wonderful project !
Halving the time for such travel seem to have been a good justification for prices in the past, like going to the Constellation, and then moving onto jet planes, after WWII.
@@Rsmith420 "I was never in the position to buy a $10,000 ticket." In the original comment: "People like you and I? Buying a Concord[e] ticket? This is almost too funny."
It's a niche market - that's why the airfare will be "business class" at a minimum, and more likely first class and then some in reality. The plane will never compete with regular jets on economics alone, but the hope is that rich travelers will pay for the speed, as they did for Concorde flights. BA and Air France never charged enough to cover the costs, but they saw the Concorde as a loss leader that attracted customers to their conventional aircraft. Today, an SST will have to pay for itself, and tickets will be priced accordingly.
cold? when you go supersonic at high altitude the airtemp around the fuselage is really hot. Concorde had around 120C around its fuselage during flight. to mitigate temperature a cavity was created in the wings where the fuel flowed acting as a coolant. a system that today is used in other planes.
hopefully the Rat Branson will be dead before he can get his greedy hands on it, he has a lot of questions to answer when he gets arrested by the people.
I heard New York/London (CNN Business) Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy in the United States as it races to finalize a $1.5 billion plan to rescue it from the aviation industry's worst crisis. ... "We remain confident in the plan," the Virgin Atlantic spokesperson.👍😎👎
This is interesting... I used to be worried about the fact that Concord was no longer flying....thinking that was the end of supersonic flying....it is amazing how science and engineering keep pushing the boundaries.
I love the idea and promote the inspiration this involves. They said all the negativity about going to the Moon and Mars too. I say go forth and bring us with you...🇺🇸🙏
I for one can wait. I barely fly regular planes and I really don’t think I’m going to be flying a supersonic jet for business anytime soon. Maybe I’ll watch videos of the plane taking off and landing, but I really don’t picture myself flying on one of these planes. I will say that the planes do look beautiful. Thank you
The question I am asking about the airplane is where the baggage goes... The general concern is, if supersonic flights are a viable option what so ever... The planes will always have to generate lift, which will always generate drag, and you'll never fly supersonic over land... So to me land (underground) transportation seems a way more viable... Even with high infrastructure costs. If you don't agree comment and argue please
@@gr8cescale Not yet... There are multiple projects for submerged floating tunnels (Norway costal highway f. E..) scheduled for the next years. Floating tunnels are probably even cheaper per mile than drilling conventional ones through mountains...
Will Overture have actual passenger windows as shown? These were a problem in designing Concorde since Mach 2 speeds created such heat that special cooling was required.
At least we can see things progress, the technology don't stop due to a failure, it will make us more confident, there are always some people working for the future.
There is only eighteen seconds of the video starting at 1:32 which mentions the 'sustainable fuels' that the plane will run on. Like biofuel (ethanol made from corn ?) or pulling the fuel out of thin air.
It's so overdue for us to be flying supersonic again and hope it gets cheaper for the average flier, but would be most attractive to business class folks now.
Through VIRTUAL wind tunnel testing. Let me introduce you to your problems with Carbon Fiber aircraft coming from someone who used to build Lancair Evolutions... Speed, Static, Ice and Delamination.
Video revolves round the claim but didn't asks the important qwestion or try to check the claim CO2 neutral engines, how is that possible and if design for plane engines hasn't changed then how the output could be changed.
Not sure Boom can keep the prices of the planes that low. However, if they do and seats remain priced at J, even F class levels, I'll definitely fly them. Cutting the SYD - LAX flight time in half is a deal maker. J on VA was amazing on this route and F on QF is the same. It may be a bit hard not having a bed to lie down on for even 8 hours. But guess it just depends on overall comfort. But the reduced flight time makes it 90% of the way for myself. The 10% will ultimately left to comfort for 8 hours.
Love the way they portray and market their partners. Also, why can't it have a bigger capacity? The airframes nowadays can easily do supersonic with their current design-make it a bit more aerodynamic. Last, we accept the worst in noise all day long that actually disrupts our daily life but a few sonic booms, most of them might not even reach the surface based on the altitude of plane, we have to complain all day long.
Covid won't be the problem it is now forever...if we change leadership...and there are countries and airlines outside the US...by 2030, if Covid 19 isn't any better...we are finished anyway...
Sorry, but the Concord didn't retire because it was "just too expensive to operate", but first and foremost it crashed in 2000 due to delta wings. This big issue will be a big challenge for Boom to solve in order to reassure the public on the safety of delta wings (needed for supersonic planes).
Concorde crashed due to big metal part from another aircraft was on runway during take-off. This part hit the wing and damaged the fuel tank. Then it caught fire.
Whether a travel-time reduction by 50% is worth the higher ticket cost, depends on the route. A big time killer nowadays, is operations on the airport. It sometimes takes an aircraft half an hour or longer to taxi from the gate to the runway, or vice versa. Boarding, deboarding and as well as going through customs, TSA, and check-in is what takes quite a bit of time on international or intercontinental travels. So the time reduction from 8h to 4h flight time is nice and all, but with all I said above, that's an actual time reduction from 12h to 8h - still an entire day. So very long flights I guess benefit from it, but a long flight like Singapore to New York has a very large section that goes over populated land, where they'd have to fly sub-sonic. I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to the number of routes they can service that are actually much shorter. Flights from Europe to Asia is almost entirely over land, and with a cruising speed of around 560kts (around 100kts slower thatn the speed of sound) of a regular airliner, I doubt they can squeeze more time out of that...
Wasting their time with the XB-1, the Overture will still need redesign, finessing and more time, then certification. And all this before they learn how, the enormity of manufacturing the final product.
When there is enough of a price on carbon to make direct air capture a viable method of "recycling" carbon using it for things like long distance air travel makes a lot of sense. Viable alternative energy sources for long distance air travel just aren't even on the horizon at all. Liquid fuels and relatively conventional jet engines might end up serving us for centuries to come and still be carbon neutral as much as some people hate the general idea of any liquid fuels.
Since no more b 747 and no more A380 are being manufactured the future will be for supersonic jets , also what is nice is the seats are 1 row on each side , that reduce contamination post covid 19. Electric powered engine will be also possible in second generation.
I can't see how they solve the economics problem. No matter how fast you go, if no one can (or wants) to pay that much for a ticket. Even if you use renewable fuel and carbon neutrality, the fuel still costs money and it still needs a ton of fuel to break the sound barrier.
Nothing bout the excesses of the modern Western lifestyle can ever be "sustainable". It is simply not possible to produce such enormous volumes of fuel and enough food for all human beings at the same time.
False af. There is plenty of land to grow more food, and if you transition lots of things to solar (of which there is also more than enough space for), there will be plenty of fuel.
elfboi523 yes. We should all be hunter gatherers living within the ecosystem. Only the strong will survive. Keep the gene pool clean and humans strong.
If they hit the 2030 deadline, I think they have a good chance of being the only supersonic player in town. I doubt the other manufacturers are that serious about supersonic products, outside of the odd concept aircraft. I see challenges, but also opportunities. I mean, in an increasingly crowded and low margin aviation market, having a product this different could be a massive selling point for airlines and allow them to offer a product that is truly unique. Selling round trips that allow you to fly fast out to your destination and then lie flat in business overnight back, could help boost sales of existing tickets. On the other hand, the cut-throat nature of the industry could make it a hard sell. Airlines are constantly looking to shave every expense and this is a massive expense. $200m for a plane that seats 50-75 is a lot, although increased fleet utilisation could reduce per-flight hardware costs somewhat. Then biofuels are very much possible, but not exactly in abundance, so the plane will likely use normal jet fuel. At that point, it is down to what the fossil fuel industry looks like in 2030 and if carbon offsetting via capture is affordable enough. If the plane flies higher in the atmosphere, perhaps even higher than concorde, it is possible to fly in a "super-cruise", where the increased air flow is reduced by flying higher, making resistance possibly similar to that of existing planes. I think what it ultimately comes down to is the fuel efficiency, nature of the industry in 2030 and prices on carbon emissions/availability of biofuels. It's a big gamble, but it is one that no other manufacturers seem to be seriously taking, so it could pay off well.
Money is ultimately arbitrary and infinite, but time is very real and very finite, with unbreakable rules. To compare the value of time against money is asinine.
If they can keep the price of a ticket comparable to business class, then I think they should do well. I would probably not spend the extra money normally, but I certainly would just once for the opportunity to fly supersonic. On the other hand, they will probably get a lot of the regular business class customers.
Moving problems from one segment of the environment to another is not solving them! Arm waving discussion about fuels leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Kind of like saying using plastic bottles is "sustainable" - no it's recycling but still good. But good for them taking the risks where the big companies won't!
i cant wait to see this Aircraft fly for myself, but in the meantime i shall build this in Kerbal Space Program
Yes
I can’t wait to fly this aircraft. When they finish this aircraft, I should have the qualifications to fly the production version
Connor McLernon I’ll be rooting for ya
Who gives af lmao
Man of culture
I feel the need to point out that the name of their simulator is SIM shady. Thank you.
My favorite comment so far. You win 😀
The almost real sim shady!
Wud the real sim shady plz fly up plz fly up 2 the sky 2 the sky
I've been following Boom for years. I can't wait for this to enter in production.
"Hey, this is a really nice plane that we just sat in. What is it called?"
"Boom"
Wow. New York to London in just 3 and half hours. That is so impressive...in 1970...
2030? I can't stand when my Amazon package takes more than 2 days.
It’s not the cold war anymore so there is less competition
this is a supersonic jet not an amazon package though lol
Packages takes shortest time on the air
I was so pumped, but then i heard 2030 💁♂️
Hehe. Reminds me when I was a kid in 1979 when Los Angeles approved a one percent tax increase for the new subway. We didn't get the first subway till the 90s. By 2026 should have a subway station couple blocks from family home.
Buy then, Elon will have a plane for 2025.
New York to Mumbai on 7 hours 🤯
@@satoshinakamoto12 starship in 30 mins 😂
Apple Forever Elon said there is no need for electric planes right now. He said he’s going to focus on electric cars for now
Could you please clarify how is the design of engines that can run on “sustainable” fuels different to conventional engines? Thank you
Planes being sustainable? It's so funny how they are trying to call planes - especially even faster planes - 'sustainable'.
You can produce renewable jet fuel, it will be carbon neutral because the organic materials which it's made of are destined to be "burned" regardless what you do.
lol - the engines arent even built by the company, they are just building carbon fiber tubes and wings - the engines are from rolls royce, thats who can answer your questions - not the carbon fiber salesman.
Shut up you tree hugger
@@tdub25 haha u made my day
This is exactly like Electric cars. It's the start of a new age and change is coming for the better (Which I'm excited for) and if companies like Boeing are getting into it, the price of these tickets will come down even if they are more like Business class tickets
Yeyy
Boeing did try to get into SST in 70s, called 2707. But I wonder what Boom can achieve with non-afterburning turbofans compared to guzzling afterburning turbojet.
THe price's will come down in about a 100 years.
Attention investors!! This is a company definitely worth watching! They're doing everything right!!
I find the statement of sustainable jet fuel to be highly suspect. Only a refinery can produce fuel. Jet-grade fuel is a specialized class by itself. If no refinery is constructed for sustainable jet fuel, then the engines are useless.
They don’t let u invest as it is a private company. They don’t have stocks either
This is a cool video from CNET after a long time .. on point , no random info ... Great job. ... Keep it up
Thanks for watching!
Happy to see my footage of Concorde sonic bang over the channel... Happy to offer it to you... Dont forget to precise the copyright anyway "Frédéric PINLET Olympus93 Association". Long life to this wonderful project !
Halving the time for such travel seem to have been a good justification for prices in the past, like going to the Constellation, and then moving onto jet planes, after WWII.
0:08 "People like you and I", buying a Concorde ticket? This is almost too funny.
Right, I was never in the position to buy a $10,000 ticket.
This isn't a Concorde.
@@gr8cescale where, between the previous comments, did you see us say this was the Concorde?
@@Rsmith420 "I was never in the position to buy a $10,000 ticket."
In the original comment:
"People like you and I? Buying a Concord[e] ticket? This is almost too funny."
@@gr8cescale OP was directly quoting the video, which you clearly didn't watch, cool.. Just admit you epic failed this one pretty hard, bro.
You have to think that Supersonic will be seen as a luxury statement, like having a supercar or folding phone.
It's a niche market - that's why the airfare will be "business class" at a minimum, and more likely first class and then some in reality. The plane will never compete with regular jets on economics alone, but the hope is that rich travelers will pay for the speed, as they did for Concorde flights.
BA and Air France never charged enough to cover the costs, but they saw the Concorde as a loss leader that attracted customers to their conventional aircraft. Today, an SST will have to pay for itself, and tickets will be priced accordingly.
2030? I thought it would be ready sooner than that.
they don't have the Elon Musk work mentality
@@dru4670 Right! He would have it done within a year or 2 especially seeing as the company has been at for the past 6 years.
Yeah its not so bad
Its when Im in college
@@dru4670 tell him to do it them.
Elon Musk will send rocket and land in another part of the world in 45 min. He might have different plans
Jet engine aren't really that picky, when it comes to what fuel you run. Actually the storage and cold temperatures are a much bigger challenge.
cold? when you go supersonic at high altitude the airtemp around the fuselage is really hot. Concorde had around 120C around its fuselage during flight. to mitigate temperature a cavity was created in the wings where the fuel flowed acting as a coolant. a system that today is used in other planes.
"People like you and I"? No way bro! No way! I can barely pay for low cost subsonic flights.
Don't worry the price will come down eventually. Like lap top prices. 1st when they came out were over £1000 Now u can get 1 4 £100.
They really need to change that name.
So they have secured cash... Yeah how much in the bank. Yes I would love them to win. Let's see.
I feel like I've heard this pitch before
@@michaelhaney9432 To big to fail 😉
@@markjmaxwell9819 I hope, I would love to be able to use affordable supersonic travel!
Linus on CNET!
I was skeptical but after seeing the CEO enthusiastically nerding out over it, I’m on board!
Positioning themselves to be bought out by virgin galactic
How?
They’ve been working long time ago
hopefully the Rat Branson will be dead before he can get his greedy hands on it, he has a lot of questions to answer when he gets arrested by the people.
Genghis Su He has done nothing to you. Don't wish someone dead (without serious reason).
I heard New York/London (CNN Business) Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy in the United States as it races to finalize a $1.5 billion plan to rescue it from the aviation industry's worst crisis. ... "We remain confident in the plan," the Virgin Atlantic spokesperson.👍😎👎
welcome back concord!
the world missed you
we missed your sound
we missed your efficientcy!
For human in general, time is our unique asset we all share. And some people value it...
This is interesting... I used to be worried about the fact that Concord was no longer flying....thinking that was the end of supersonic flying....it is amazing how science and engineering keep pushing the boundaries.
It's a damn good time be a pilot right now. F@#$ yeah!
you Forgot to mention the Tupolev TU-144
I love the idea and promote the inspiration this involves. They said all the negativity about going to the Moon and Mars too. I say go forth and bring us with you...🇺🇸🙏
Elon musk will be the Pioneer n colonize marz
I for one can wait. I barely fly regular planes and I really don’t think I’m going to be flying a supersonic jet for business anytime soon. Maybe I’ll watch videos of the plane taking off and landing, but I really don’t picture myself flying on one of these planes. I will say that the planes do look beautiful. Thank you
The question I am asking about the airplane is where the baggage goes...
The general concern is, if supersonic flights are a viable option what so ever... The planes will always have to generate lift, which will always generate drag, and you'll never fly supersonic over land... So to me land (underground) transportation seems a way more viable... Even with high infrastructure costs.
If you don't agree comment and argue please
You can't get a subway from New York to France. :)
@@gr8cescale Not yet... There are multiple projects for submerged floating tunnels (Norway costal highway f. E..) scheduled for the next years. Floating tunnels are probably even cheaper per mile than drilling conventional ones through mountains...
Will Overture have actual passenger windows as shown? These were a problem in designing Concorde since Mach 2 speeds created such heat that special cooling was required.
American ingenuity 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hopefully it will be faster, then the CEO’s internet connection.
1:32 - Sim Shady... Nice :)
At least we can see things progress, the technology don't stop due to a failure, it will make us more confident, there are always some people working for the future.
There is only eighteen seconds of the video starting at 1:32 which mentions the 'sustainable fuels' that the plane will run on. Like biofuel (ethanol made from corn ?) or pulling the fuel out of thin air.
what camera the guy is using? very good image quality
You guys are awesome concorde was incredible I love 747s A380 is magnificent but you people keep the future alive can't wait
Im usually tired of flying by hour number 2. Bring it on.
Holy moly how many threadrippers do they have to calculate that much data?
Singapore Air also operated Concorde, not just BA and Air France
good documentation .......
Sounds cool, but I'm curious as to how they'll deal with the sonic booms since that was one of the main issues people had with SSTs
Joshua Ting bro they literally covered it in the video lol
It's so overdue for us to be flying supersonic again and hope it gets cheaper for the average flier, but would be most attractive to business class folks now.
Oh come on.... it’s Concorde with just some air intake on the tail
safety is all I'm concerned about.
Maybe I missed it but what are the sustainable fuels mentioned in the title? Some sort of bio-kerosene?
Aerion is working with GE and they are working with RR . Interesting.
Concorde is back baby
Didn't so Singapore airline fly Concorde for a shot time?
"Efficiency, Efficiency of design."
Through VIRTUAL wind tunnel testing.
Let me introduce you to your problems with Carbon Fiber aircraft coming from someone who used to build Lancair Evolutions...
Speed, Static, Ice and Delamination.
As long as United Airlines never gets their hands on one, I am game, sign me up!
Video revolves round the claim but didn't asks the important qwestion or try to check the claim CO2 neutral engines, how is that possible and if design for plane engines hasn't changed then how the output could be changed.
hydrogen would be close to neutral
Excellent plane for flying to Fyre Festivals
Not sure Boom can keep the prices of the planes that low. However, if they do and seats remain priced at J, even F class levels, I'll definitely fly them. Cutting the SYD - LAX flight time in half is a deal maker. J on VA was amazing on this route and F on QF is the same. It may be a bit hard not having a bed to lie down on for even 8 hours. But guess it just depends on overall comfort. But the reduced flight time makes it 90% of the way for myself. The 10% will ultimately left to comfort for 8 hours.
Love the way they portray and market their partners. Also, why can't it have a bigger capacity? The airframes nowadays can easily do supersonic with their current design-make it a bit more aerodynamic. Last, we accept the worst in noise all day long that actually disrupts our daily life but a few sonic booms, most of them might not even reach the surface based on the altitude of plane, we have to complain all day long.
Comb?
This would've been great pre-COVID, at the rate we're going--I don't see this being profitable for investors or passengers but you do you Blake ;)
Innovation should never stop. I get what you mean though. I know I have no desire to fly anymore sense masks are required.
@@plaguex1 totally agree with you mate
Covid won't be the problem it is now forever...if we change leadership...and there are countries and airlines outside the US...by 2030, if Covid 19 isn't any better...we are finished anyway...
Speculated time to see this project come to life?
Cannot wait for this! One of my concerns about international travel is the time it takes. Happy to save for the price of a seat. 🤩
Is it going to be in Microsoft flight sim
Owen Videos I doubt the devs themselves will add it, but someone will probably mod overture into the sim
Sorry, but the Concord didn't retire because it was "just too expensive to operate", but first and foremost it crashed in 2000 due to delta wings. This big issue will be a big challenge for Boom to solve in order to reassure the public on the safety of delta wings (needed for supersonic planes).
Concorde crashed due to big metal part from another aircraft was on runway during take-off. This part hit the wing and damaged the fuel tank. Then it caught fire.
Whether a travel-time reduction by 50% is worth the higher ticket cost, depends on the route. A big time killer nowadays, is operations on the airport. It sometimes takes an aircraft half an hour or longer to taxi from the gate to the runway, or vice versa. Boarding, deboarding and as well as going through customs, TSA, and check-in is what takes quite a bit of time on international or intercontinental travels. So the time reduction from 8h to 4h flight time is nice and all, but with all I said above, that's an actual time reduction from 12h to 8h - still an entire day. So very long flights I guess benefit from it, but a long flight like Singapore to New York has a very large section that goes over populated land, where they'd have to fly sub-sonic. I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to the number of routes they can service that are actually much shorter. Flights from Europe to Asia is almost entirely over land, and with a cruising speed of around 560kts (around 100kts slower thatn the speed of sound) of a regular airliner, I doubt they can squeeze more time out of that...
Starting in 2030? I was hoping they were a little closer to production ready.
my m8 who was president of a hells angel chapter sold his bike so he could go on concorde. i dont think any plane will ever create such a buzz again.
Singapore Airlines operated the Concorde as all.
Who's waiting 2020 to end? And this guy wants us to wait for 2030. Are you kiddin
Imagine a Muslim man being pilot to this...
"I am pilot to boom!"
Window seats for EVERYONE!
Wasting their time with the XB-1, the Overture will still need redesign, finessing and more time, then certification. And all this before they learn how, the enormity of manufacturing the final product.
I heard recently they won a government contract to build a supersonic Air Force One.
When there is enough of a price on carbon to make direct air capture a viable method of "recycling" carbon using it for things like long distance air travel makes a lot of sense. Viable alternative energy sources for long distance air travel just aren't even on the horizon at all. Liquid fuels and relatively conventional jet engines might end up serving us for centuries to come and still be carbon neutral as much as some people hate the general idea of any liquid fuels.
I'm gonna buy one
Yay no more 10 hour flights.
What about a magnetic drive engine
Since no more b 747 and no more A380 are being manufactured the future will be for supersonic jets , also what is nice is the seats are 1 row on each side , that reduce contamination post covid 19. Electric powered engine will be also possible in second generation.
I can't see how they solve the economics problem. No matter how fast you go, if no one can (or wants) to pay that much for a ticket. Even if you use renewable fuel and carbon neutrality, the fuel still costs money and it still needs a ton of fuel to break the sound barrier.
What abt a warp drive
Still doesn't address the issue of sonic boom though. Also that engine they showed is not a turbofan as it has no bypass...
May not be any airlines around to buy it soon
What abt travelling thru portals
Can’t wait to see this
Built or designed?
Wait... If your going faster than sound... can you still hear???
Why don't we have all transportation run on NH3 fuel. 0 Greenhouse Gases and 0 CO2 emissions. We could do this tomorrow!
the concorde you mean ?
Nothing bout the excesses of the modern Western lifestyle can ever be "sustainable". It is simply not possible to produce such enormous volumes of fuel and enough food for all human beings at the same time.
elfboi523 overpopulation is the killer of western lifestyle. Too many people.
@@zzygyy The Western lifestyle should never have existed in the first place.
False af. There is plenty of land to grow more food, and if you transition lots of things to solar (of which there is also more than enough space for), there will be plenty of fuel.
elfboi523 yes. We should all be hunter gatherers living within the ecosystem. Only the strong will survive. Keep the gene pool clean and humans strong.
R Smith Good luck chasing your utopia dream.
Crazy fast aluminum can
If they hit the 2030 deadline, I think they have a good chance of being the only supersonic player in town. I doubt the other manufacturers are that serious about supersonic products, outside of the odd concept aircraft.
I see challenges, but also opportunities. I mean, in an increasingly crowded and low margin aviation market, having a product this different could be a massive selling point for airlines and allow them to offer a product that is truly unique. Selling round trips that allow you to fly fast out to your destination and then lie flat in business overnight back, could help boost sales of existing tickets.
On the other hand, the cut-throat nature of the industry could make it a hard sell. Airlines are constantly looking to shave every expense and this is a massive expense. $200m for a plane that seats 50-75 is a lot, although increased fleet utilisation could reduce per-flight hardware costs somewhat. Then biofuels are very much possible, but not exactly in abundance, so the plane will likely use normal jet fuel. At that point, it is down to what the fossil fuel industry looks like in 2030 and if carbon offsetting via capture is affordable enough. If the plane flies higher in the atmosphere, perhaps even higher than concorde, it is possible to fly in a "super-cruise", where the increased air flow is reduced by flying higher, making resistance possibly similar to that of existing planes.
I think what it ultimately comes down to is the fuel efficiency, nature of the industry in 2030 and prices on carbon emissions/availability of biofuels. It's a big gamble, but it is one that no other manufacturers seem to be seriously taking, so it could pay off well.
This needs to be done Prime fast
Money is ultimately arbitrary and infinite, but time is very real and very finite, with unbreakable rules. To compare the value of time against money is asinine.
If they can keep the price of a ticket comparable to business class, then I think they should do well. I would probably not spend the extra money normally, but I certainly would just once for the opportunity to fly supersonic. On the other hand, they will probably get a lot of the regular business class customers.
Pretty sure any jet engine can technically run on biofuel already...so not anymore carbon neutral than any existing planes.
When Concorde and TU-144 had a baby
I will never go over 1.5k for a plane ticket so let's see lol
Moving problems from one segment of the environment to another is not solving them! Arm waving discussion about fuels leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Kind of like saying using plastic bottles is "sustainable" - no it's recycling but still good. But good for them taking the risks where the big companies won't!
it is even greath just by the name "Boom"
Yes it is Worth it👍🏻👍🏻❤️✈️