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Boom Technology, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace industry
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
FoundersBlake Scholl
Joe Wilding
Josh Krall
HeadquartersCentennial Airport, Dove Valley, Colorado
Key people
  • Blake Scholl (CEO)
  • Josh Krall (CTO)
ProductsSupersonic aircraft design
Number of employees
150[1]
Websiteboomsupersonic.com

Boom Technology, Inc. (trade name Boom Supersonic) is an American company designing a supersonic airliner named the Overture.[2] The company is also developing a one-third-scale demonstrator: the Boom XB-1 Baby Boom.[3]

History

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The company was founded in Denver in 2014.[4] It participated in a Y Combinator startup incubation program in early 2016, and has been funded by Y Combinator, Sam Altman, Seraph Group, Eight Partners, and others.[5]

In March 2017, $33 million were invested by several venture funds: Continuity Fund, RRE Ventures, Palm Drive Ventures, 8VC and Caffeinated Capital.[6] Boom secured $41 million of total financing by April 2017.[7] In December 2017, Japan Airlines invested $10 million, raising the company capital to $51 million: enough to build the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator and complete its testing, and to start early design work on the 55-seat airliner.[6] In January 2019, Boom raised a further $100 million, bringing the total to $151 million, then planning the demonstrator first flight for later in 2019.[8][9]

In January 2022, the company announced plans to build a 400,000-square-foot (37,000 m2) manufacturing facility on a 65-acre (260,000 m2) site at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.[10]

In November 2023, a representative of the NEOM Investment Fund announced their investment in Boom at an undisclosed amount.[11] This follows an announcement by Boom of a "strategic investment" in the company from the fund.[12]

Projects

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XB-1 "Baby Boom" demonstrator

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Main article: Boom XB-1

The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with 4,300 pounds-force [lbf] (19 kN) of thrust.[13] It was rolled out in October 2020.[14] It was expected to be flight tested in 2022,[15] but delays pushed the first flight to March 22, 2024.[16] During the test flight, the aircraft reached speeds of up to 238 knots (441 km/h; 274 mph) and achieved an altitude of over 7,000 feet (2,100 m).[17]

Overture airliner

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Main article: Boom Overture

The Boom Overture is a proposed Mach 1.7 (1,000 kn; 1,800 km/h; 1,100 mph), 65- to 88-passenger supersonic transport with a planned 4,250 nmi (7,870 km; 4,890 mi) of range.[18] With 500 viable routes, Boom suggests there could be a market for 1,000 supersonic airliners with business class fares.[7] It had gathered 76 commitments by December 2017.[6] It decided to use the delta wing configuration of Concorde[19] and make use of composite materials.[6] It is to be powered by three 15,000–20,000 lbf (67–89 kN) dry turbofan engines.[6]

In January 2021, Boom announced plans to begin Overture test flights in 2026[20] and Boom CEO Blake Scholl "estimates that flights on Overture will be available in 2030."[21]

United Airlines announced in June 2021 that it had signed a deal to purchase 15 Boom Overture aircraft, with an option to buy 35 more.[22][23] American Airlines announced in August 2022 it had agreed to purchase 20 Boom Overture aircraft.[24]

Symphony engine

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Main article: Boom Symphony

In December 2022, Boom announced the Symphony, a new propulsion system to be designed for the Overture. Boom will work with three companies to develop Symphony: Florida Turbine Technologies for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.[25]

Mach 4 airliner concept

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Boom Supersonic is participating in a NASA-led study to develop concept designs and technology roadmaps for a Mach 4 airliner. Boom is part of a team led by Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, alongside Blue Ridge Research and Consulting and Rolls-Royce North American Technologies.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Boom Supersonic". www.owler.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-02. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Prisco, Jacopo (2023-08-03). "Boom wants supersonic plane travel for everyone — but can it deliver?". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler (2020-10-07). "Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 "Baby Boom" Supersonic Demonstrator Jet". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Vance, Ashlee (21 March 2016). "This Aerospace Company Wants to Bring Supersonic Civilian Travel Back". Bloomberg.
  5. ^ Kokalitcheva, Kia (23 March 2016). "This Startup Is Developing Supersonic Planes for Virgin Group". Fortune.
  6. ^ a b c d e Stephen Trimble (5 Dec 2017). "JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom". Flightglobal.
  7. ^ a b Aaron Karp (May 3, 2017). "Boom CEO sees market for 1,000 supersonic passenger jets by 2035". Air Transport World. Aviation Week.
  8. ^ "Boom Supersonic Closes 100 Million Series B to Develop Overture, its Revolutionary Mach-2.2 Airliner" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. 4 January 2019.
  9. ^ Bogaisky, Jeremy (Jan 4, 2019). "Boom Raises $100M To Develop A Supersonic Airliner. It's Going To Need A Whole Lot More". Forbes.
  10. ^ Niles, Russ (31 January 2022). "Boom Picks Greensboro For Factory". AVweb. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Saudi Arabia invests in Supersonic Passenger Aircraft Industry | Mohammed AlQahtani posted on the topic | LinkedIn". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  12. ^ "Boom - News - Boom Supersonic Announces New Aircraft, Engine, and Investment Milestones". Boom. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  13. ^ Guy Norris (Jul 10, 2018). "Boom Focuses On Derivative Engines For Supersonic Airliner Plan". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  14. ^ "Boom Supersonic to Roll Out Historic XB-1 Demonstrator Oct. 7" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. Jul 8, 2020.
  15. ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (27 April 2021). "First flight of Boom's XB-1 demonstrator could happen next year". Flight Global.
  16. ^ Scholl, Blake (February 23, 2023). "How I Built This -Transcript" (Podcast). Event occurs at 29:06. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved March 11, 2023. " We're going to take it down to the Mojave Desert for flight test probably around the middle of this year."
  17. ^ "In a world first, Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet soars in test flight". The Times of India. 2024-04-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  18. ^ "Overture". Boom Supersonic. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  19. ^ Bjorn Fehrm (November 17, 2016). "Will Boom succeed where Concorde failed?". Leeham News.
  20. ^ Michael Verdon (January 14, 2021). "Supersonic Aircraft Can Now Be Tested Over Land, FAA Rules". Robb Report.
  21. ^ Hersey, Jon (October 7, 2020). "Reinventing Flight: An Interview with Blake Scholl". The Objective Standard. Vol. 15, no. 4. Glen Allen Press. p. 9.
  22. ^ Fox, Chris (June 5, 2021). "United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029". BBC.
  23. ^ Bachman, Justin (Jun 3, 2021). "United Bets on Supersonic Future With $3 Billion Boom Jet Order". Bloomberg.
  24. ^ LeBeau, Phil (2022-08-16). "American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  25. ^ Pegoraro, Rob (2022-12-13). "Boom Supersonic Finally Picks Engine Provider, and It's Not Who You Think". PCMAG.
  26. ^ "Is a Mach 4 Passenger Jet Possible? NASA, Industry Explore Idea - NASA". NASA. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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