Company:Boom Technology
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Aerospace industry |
| Founded | 2014 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Founders | Blake Scholl Joe Wilding Josh Krall |
| Headquarters | Centennial Airport, Dove Valley, Colorado |
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| Products | Supersonic aircraft design |
Number of employees | 150[1] |
| Website | boomsupersonic |
Boom Technology, Inc. (trade name Boom Supersonic) is an American company designing a supersonic airliner named the Boom Overture.[2] The company is also developing a one-third-scale demonstrator: the Boom XB-1 Baby Boom.[3]
History
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 feet (37,161 m2) manufacturing facility on a 65 acres (263,046 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
XB-1 Baby Boom
The XB-1 Baby Boom is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with 4,300 pounds-force (19,000 N) of thrust.[13] It was rolled out in October 2020.[14][15] By 2021, it was expected to be flight tested in 2022[16] but delays pushed the expected first flight to 2024.[17]
Overture airliner
The Overture is a proposed Mach 1.7 (1,000 kn; 1,800 km/h; 1,100 mph), 65- to 88-passenger supersonic transport with envisaged 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] A derivative or a clean-sheet design was to be selected in 2019.[20]
In September 2020, the company announced that it had been contracted to develop the Overture for possible use as Air Force One .[21] Boom CEO Blake Scholl "estimates that flights on Overture will be available in 2030."[22]
In January 2021, Boom announced plans to begin Overture test flights in 2026.[23] In June 2021, United Airlines announced that it had signed a deal to purchase 15 Boom Overture aircraft, with an option to buy 35 more. They are scheduled to begin operating in 2029.[24][25]
On August 16, 2022, Boom announced that American Airlines had agreed to purchase 20 Boom Overture aircraft.[26]
Symphony engine
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.[27][28]
Mach 4 airliner
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.[29]
See also
References
- ↑ "Boom Supersonic". https://www.owler.com/company/boomsupersonic.
- ↑ Prisco, Jacopo (2023-08-03). "Boom wants supersonic plane travel for everyone — but can it deliver?" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/travel/boom-supersonic-ambitions-scn/index.html.
- ↑ Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler (2020-10-07). "Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 "Baby Boom" Supersonic Demonstrator Jet" (in en). https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36952/boom-rolls-out-its-xb-1-baby-boom-supersonic-demonstrator-jet.
- ↑ Vance, Ashlee (21 March 2016). "This Aerospace Company Wants to Bring Supersonic Civilian Travel Back". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-21/this-aerospace-company-wants-to-bring-supersonic-civilian-travel-back.
- ↑ Kokalitcheva, Kia (23 March 2016). "This Startup Is Developing Supersonic Planes for Virgin Group". Fortune. http://fortune.com/2016/03/23/boom-supersonic-virgin-deal/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Stephen Trimble (5 Dec 2017). "JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom". Flightglobal. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-jal-invests-heavily-in-supersonic-boom-443857/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Aaron Karp (May 3, 2017). "Boom CEO sees market for 1,000 supersonic passenger jets by 2035". Air Transport World (Aviation Week). http://atwonline.com/technology/boom-ceo-sees-market-1000-supersonic-passenger-jets-2035.
- ↑ "Boom Supersonic Closes 100 Million Series B to Develop Overture, its Revolutionary Mach-2.2 Airliner" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Bogaisky, Jeremy (Jan 4, 2019). "Boom Raises $100M To Develop A Supersonic Airliner. It's Going To Need A Whole Lot More.". https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/01/04/boom-raises-100m-to-develop-supersonic-jet-its-going-to-need-a-lot-more/.
- ↑ Niles, Russ (31 January 2022). "Boom Picks Greensboro For Factory". https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boom-picks-greensboro-for-factory/.
- ↑ "Saudi Arabia invests in Supersonic Passenger Aircraft Industry | Mohammed AlQahtani posted on the topic | LinkedIn" (in en). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mohammed-alqahtani-603a36a4_aircraft-startup-boom-activity-7129045112570966016-Rvqg.
- ↑ "Boom - News - Boom Supersonic Announces New Aircraft, Engine, and Investment Milestones" (in en-US). 2023-11-09. https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-announces-new-aircraft-engine-and-investment-milestones.
- ↑ Guy Norris (Jul 10, 2018). "Boom Focuses On Derivative Engines For Supersonic Airliner Plan". Aviation Week & Space Technology. http://aviationweek.com/propulsion/boom-focuses-derivative-engines-supersonic-airliner-plan.
- ↑ "Boom Supersonic to Roll Out Historic XB-1 Demonstrator Oct. 7" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. Jul 8, 2020.
- ↑ "A revival of ultrafast supersonic passenger jet travel is inching closer to reality – take a look at the prototype debuting in October". Jul 11, 2020. https://www.businessinsider.com/boom-supersonic-xb-1-demonstrator-taking-flight-in-2021-photos-2020-7?IR=T.
- ↑ Hemmerdinger, Jon (27 April 2021). "First flight of Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator could happen next year". Flight Global. https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/first-flight-of-booms-xb-1-demonstrator-could-happen-next-year-ceo/143485.article.
- ↑ Scholl, Blake (February 23, 2023). "How I Built This -Transcript" (Podcast). Event occurs at 29:06. 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."
- ↑ "Overture". https://boomsupersonic.com/overture.
- ↑ Bjorn Fehrm (November 17, 2016). "Will Boom succeed where Concorde failed?". Leeham News. https://leehamnews.com/2016/11/17/will-boom-succeed-concorde-failed/.
- ↑ Graham Warwick (January 23, 2019). "Boom Advances Overture Supersonic Airliner As Demonstrator Takes Shape". Aviation Week & Space Technology. http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/boom-advances-overture-supersonic-airliner-demonstrator-takes-shape.
- ↑ Cook, Marc (8 September 2020). "Boom Enters Supersonic Air Force One Race". https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boom-enters-supersonic-air-force-one-race/. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ↑ Hersey, Jon (October 7, 2020). "Reinventing Flight: An Interview with Blake Scholl". The Objective Standard (Glen Allen Press) 15 (4): pp. 9. https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/10/reinventing-flight-an-interview-with-blake-scholl/.
- ↑ Michael Verdon (January 14, 2021). "Supersonic Aircraft Can Now Be Tested Over Land, FAA Rules". Robb Report. https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/.
- ↑ Fox, Chris (June 5, 2021). "United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029". https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57361193.
- ↑ Bachman, Justin (Jun 3, 2021). "United Bets on Supersonic Future With $3 Billion Boom Jet Order". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order.
- ↑ LeBeau, Phil (2022-08-16). "American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom" (in en). https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/american-airlines-agrees-to-buy-20-supersonic-planes-from-boom.html.
- ↑ "Boom Supersonic announces new developers for Overture engine" (in en). https://www.globalair.com/articles/boom-supersonic-announces-new-developers-for-overture-engine?id=5329.
- ↑ Pegoraro, Rob (2022-12-13). "Boom Supersonic Finally Picks Engine Provider, and It's Not Who You Think" (in en). https://www.pcmag.com/news/boom-supersonic-finally-picks-engine-provider-and-its-not-who-you-think.
- ↑ "Is a Mach 4 Passenger Jet Possible? NASA, Industry Explore Idea - NASA". NASA. 22 August 2023. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2023/is-a-Mach-4-Passenger-Jet-Possible-Nasa-Industry-Explore-Idea.
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