If Blake Scholl builds it, will you ride?

[Diogenes]

THE CONCORDE'S PROBLEM WASN'T TECHNOLOGY​

Boom Supersonic founder, Blake Scholl:"It was a $20,000 ticket, 100 uncomfortable seats. The thing flew half empty. The question became, 'how much would you have to do better than Concorde on just fundamental efficiency of the airplane in order to make those economics work?' I got to the point in the middle of 2014 where I had a spreadsheet model of the airplane and a spreadsheet model of the market."

Startup milestone paves way for 65-passenger Overture airliner planned for 2029.

Aircraft promises Mach 1.7 speeds using sustainable fuel, with technology to prevent ground sonic booms.

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[Diogenes]

Can you imagine a @POTUS low pass on an Overture? We need to make this happen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1891226071321735501

View: https://x.com/bscholl/status/1891226071321735501

 

[Diogenes]

Tens of millions already pay high fares for flying beds in business class because they hate long flights and try to sleep through them.

This is the initial market for supersonic. Trade your flying bed in for a better one on the ground.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890796876867285001

View: https://x.com/bscholl/status/1890796876867285001

 

[Diogenes]

You have to give credit where credit is due: the current administration seems more aware of the progress being made toward a supersonic airliner.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890529924231889352

View: https://x.com/paulg/status/1890529924231889352