WHAT’s Going On with BOOM Supersonic?! Will it Fail?

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If everything goes to plan, the #Boom #Overture will become the airliner to succeed the much-loved #Concorde and once again enable #supersonic commercial flights. But does Boom have a problem with the Overture's #engines ?

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Concorde always fascinated me because the outside is timeless, almost futuristic looking even today, yet the cockpit looked like a WWII bomber!

britishrose
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I worked for BA at LHR at a time when Concorde was flying. The Offices emptied out every day to watch her take off. Even at take-off (obviously sub-sonic) she'd still cause the alarms in half of the cars to express their approval ♥

There was a waiting list that BA employees could put themselves on to travel on engineering flights. It was a loop over the coast, go supersonic, come back. I never prioritized it and I still regret it.

Lastly, you can tell it was pre-9/11 because we used to cut-through Concorde's hanger on our way to the staff canteen for lunch.

What I think surprised almost everyone was how much smaller she was in real life.

puppetaccess
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I remember back in the 90s seeing Concorde fly over my head numerous times as it descended above the London suburbs on its way to Heathrow. I didn't even need to look up to confirm it was Concorde - the sound was so completely different from any other plane.

simonround
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A few years ago, I flew from New York (Newark) to London, looking out the window of that 747 while taxiing, I saw one of the retired Concordes sitting in the “back lot” I was so excited and saddened at the same time… I wish I had the chance to fly on that beauty! Keep up the great work Peter!

tevgally
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My all time favourite aircraft is the SR71. Not a civilian aircraft, but a beautiful piece of engineering that is also stunning to look at

e
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As an airline employee back in 1999 I bought a one way ZED fare on Concorde for $500 bucks ! Was the best money I have ever spent.

savagecub
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I was lucky enough to fly Concorde London - NY. It was like getting into a sports car, low to the floor, bucket seats. It was very loud. 1st Class on any top airline was vastly more luxurious and spacious BUT still, you did something so remarkable and rare. It was an Honor and worth doing once.

annieseaside
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The B-36 had two different engines with five different subtypes: 4 jets and 6 props, subdivided into those turning, those burning, those choking, those smoking, and those unaccounted for.

Ruiluth
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Į know only one aircraft that had 2 different types of engines. Beginning with the B-36D, Convair added a pair of General Electric J47-19 jet engines suspended near the end of each wing; these were also retrofitted to all extant B-36Bs. Consequently, the B-36 was configured to have 10 engines, six radial propeller engines and four jet engines, leading to the B-36 slogan of "six turnin' and four burnin' ".

boksininkas_ltukaras
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"I don't know if I've ever heard of any aircraft that had different engines on the same airframe." Here's one: the Hawker Siddeley Trident (used by British Airways) had a tiny Rolls-Royce RB162 turbojet installed on its final 3B model that added 15% more thrust just for additional "hot and high" take off performance. This was easier than redesigning the whole aircraft to accommodate larger engines than the normal Spey models. As a kid, I remember seeing the Tridents around Heathrow in the 80's.

EscapeTheCloudsOfficial
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The Olympus engine also had marine and land-based variants, used for naval propulsion and gas turbines for electricity generation, and many are still in use in those roles so the development costs were well covered, which could not be said for a new engine as Boom needs.

danielbarreiro
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its one thing to create a beautiful graphic on a computer....its another thing to have a working, certified aircraft. We've seen this scenario play out so many times over the years

dxer
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Unfortunately, I feel like Boom is going to join the other defunct start-ups looking to create a new supersonic passenger jet. They're making a product looking for a market, which never works out well. There has to be a demand for it in the first place which just doesn't seem to be. As a result, it's not surprising no engine manufacturers want to take on the cost of R&D.

While, as someone with an interest in aviation a new supersonic passenger jet would be exciting, I can't see it happening any time soon.

izzieb
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When they first came out I thought I recalled hearing that Boom was trying to make an aircraft with little to no sonic boom so that they could go supersonic over land? Sounded impossible and probably was since that goal seemed to disappear quickly. If they could had achieved that it would have been a game changer. Without it they won’t survive.

gpaull
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I agree with Izzie. The fact that a company is pushing the envelope to re-establish commercial supersonic capabilities using modern aeronautic technology is extremely exciting; however, I do not believe there exists a significant market share for this type of transport to justify the immense costs and potential negative environmental effects such a project would entail. It seems like another glaring example of the tail wagging the dog.

gailpeterson
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Just finished Cpt Mike Bannister's book called Concorde and i think the british Concorde venture was technically profitaboe from 1984 onwards.. highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the history of Concorde and what happened in the subsequent court cases after the tragic crash in 2000

KeatingJosh
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As much as I enjoyed watching and hearing Concorde take off at EGLL, it doesn't come close to seeing and feeling the Eurofighter Typhoon at Bournemouth Air Festival, I'll never forget the spine tingling noise!

psi
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I was fortunate to see a Concorde once back in the 80's. One flew into Omaha for a charter flight to England. It was beautiful to see it all flared out with the nose up to come in for a landing and then to have the pilot drop the nose, hit the throttles and do a fly by. I do not remember seeing the afterburners light, but it was still very loud. I went back to Epply Airfield the next morning to watch it take off. A truly beautiful aircraft.

billratekin
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As a huge Concorde fangirl there’s nothing I’d love more than for something similar to return to the skies. Though like everyone else, I have a lot of doubts about the viability of the project. Just cross our fingers and hope 🤞🏼

katiewennerberg
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Some re-engined 727 had updated outboard engines while the center engine could not be changed due to the S duct design so it literally had a different 3rd engine.

egillgumundsson