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United Airlines to Acquire Supersonic Aircraft by 2029
United will be modernizing its fleet with 15 new supersonic aircraft from Denver-based aircraft manufacturer Boom Supersonic. As part of the terms of the agreement, United Airlines will purchase 15 of Boom's Overture series aircraft, with the possibility of adding 35 more aircraft in the future. This acquisition will not only modernize the airline's fleet but minimize their carbon footprint, as the Boom Overture aircraft has the ability to run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel, netting… (aeroxplorer.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Now their service will suck at Mach speed
Page 1 article in today's (6/4) Wall Street Journal "United Hopes to Resuscitate Supersonic Passenger Flights" and a full page ad on Page A6.
Lots of obstacles to overcome first before it can happen. I would guess between 2027 and 2030. If ever. Noise, emissions, FAA & EPA regulations, Federal laws prohibiting Mach 1.0 over the U.S. etc. A "woke" Congress, a hostile EU and EASA all present some barriers. I worked the Anglo French Concorde program in the late 70s and early 80s (from the FAA side) and know what Boom and United are up against. But it doesn't hurt to try.
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Lots of obstacles to overcome first before it can happen. I would guess between 2027 and 2030. If ever. Noise, emissions, FAA & EPA regulations, Federal laws prohibiting Mach 1.0 over the U.S. etc. A "woke" Congress, a hostile EU and EASA all present some barriers. I worked the Anglo French Concorde program in the late 70s and early 80s (from the FAA side) and know what Boom and United are up against. But it doesn't hurt to try.
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June is kind of late for an April Fool's joke...
- Not planning to book a flight on this one. Had a look at the PR videos from Booms chief engineer. No sign of serious experience developing ANY aircraft. The development effort resembles a high school science fair project. Lot of hubris from this gang; in the video they even criticize the Concorde development team for taking time to do so much wind tunnel testing....
I didn't watch the PR video you mention, but if true, that's a pretty condescending attitude -- what were the engineers supposed to do at the time? Wind tunnels (and especially supersonic ones) were state of the art, and without them the Concorde could not have been developed. Even now they are used to validate the fluid dynamics modeling done in supercomputers.
The Concorde is an incredible feat of engineering, not just for its time but even now.
The Concorde is an incredible feat of engineering, not just for its time but even now.
SR-71, SST, Concorde, and the Russian variant were all major accomplishments.
As was the X-1 and X-15 et. al.
As was the X-1 and X-15 et. al.
Cross the Atlantic in 1.5 hours and spend 2 hours in line waiting to claim your baggage.