Boom Technology

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Boom Technology, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryAerospace industry
Founded2014; 8 years ago (2014)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
FoundersBlake Scholl
Joe Wilding
Josh Krall
HeadquartersCentennial Airport, Dove Valley, Colorado
Key people
  • Blake Scholl (CEO)
  • Joe Wilding (Chief Engineer)
  • 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 Mach 1.7 (1,000 kn; 1,800 km/h), 55-passenger supersonic airliner. Named the Boom Overture, the airliner is planned to have a range of 4,250 nmi (7,870 km) and to be introduced in 2029.

After being incubated by Y Combinator in 2016, Boom Technology raised $51 million of venture capital in 2017, and $100 million by January 2019. The Boom XB-1 Baby Boom one-third-scale demonstrator is expected to begin flight testing in 2022.[2]

History[]

The company was founded in Denver in 2014.[3] 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.[4]

In March 2017, $33 million were invested by several venture funds: Continuity Fund, RRE Ventures, Palm Drive Ventures, 8VC and Caffeinated Capital.[5] Boom secured $41 million of total financing by April 2017.[6] 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.[5] 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.[7][8]

On January 26, 2022, Gov. Roy Cooper, NC Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders, state Senate Leader Phil Berger, and NC House Speaker Tim Moore announced that Boom Supersonic was building an assembly plant at Greensboro North Carolina Piedmont Triad Airport (KGSO).[citation needed]

Projects[]

XB-1 Baby Boom[]

Main article: Boom XB-1

The XB-1 Baby Boom is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) of range, and powered by three 4,300 lbf (19 kN) dry General Electric J85-15s.[9] It is expected to be flight tested in 2022.[2][10][11]

Overture airliner[]

Main article: Boom Overture

The Overture is a proposed Mach 1.7 (1,000 kn; 1,800 km/h), 65- to 88-passenger supersonic transport with envisaged 4,250 nmi (7,870 km) of range.[12] With 500 viable routes, Boom suggests there could be a market for 1,000 supersonic airliners with business class fares.[6] It had gathered 76 commitments by December 2017.[5] It would keep the delta wing configuration of Concorde[13] but would be built with composite materials.[5] It would be powered by three dry 15,000–20,000 lbf (67–89 kN) turbofans;[5] a derivative or a clean-sheet design will be selected in 2019.[14]

In September 2020, the company announced that it had been contracted to develop the Overture for possible use as Air Force One.[15] Boom CEO Blake Scholl "estimates that flights on Overture will be available in 2030."[16]

In January 2021, Boom announced plans to begin Overture test flights in 2026.[17] In June, 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.[18][19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Boom Supersonic". www.owler.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Hemmerdinger, Jon (27 April 2021). "First flight of Boom's XB-1 demonstrator could happen next year". Flight Global. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ Vance, Ashlee (21 March 2016). "This Aerospace Company Wants to Bring Supersonic Civilian Travel Back". Bloomberg.
  4. ^ Kokalitcheva, Kia (23 March 2016). "This Startup Is Developing Supersonic Planes for Virgin Group". Fortune.
  5. ^ a b c d e Stephen Trimble (5 Dec 2017). "JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom". Flightglobal.
  6. ^ a b Aaron Karp (May 3, 2017). "Boom CEO sees market for 1,000 supersonic passenger jets by 2035". Air Transport World. Aviation Week.
  7. ^ "Boom Supersonic Closes 100 Million Series B to Develop Overture, its Revolutionary Mach-2.2 Airliner" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ Bogaisky, Jeremy (Jan 4, 2019). "Boom Raises $100M To Develop A Supersonic Airliner. It's Going To Need A Whole Lot More". Forbes.
  9. ^ Guy Norris (Jul 10, 2018). "Boom Focuses On Derivative Engines For Supersonic Airliner Plan". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  10. ^ "Boom Supersonic to Roll Out Historic XB-1 Demonstrator Oct. 7" (PDF) (Press release). Boom Supersonic. Jul 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "A revival of ultrafast supersonic passenger jet travel is inching closer to reality – take a look at the prototype debuting in October". Business Insider. Jul 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Overture". Boom Supersonic. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Bjorn Fehrm (November 17, 2016). "Will Boom succeed where Concorde failed?". Leeham News.
  14. ^ Graham Warwick (January 23, 2019). "Boom Advances Overture Supersonic Airliner As Demonstrator Takes Shape". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  15. ^ Cook, Marc (8 September 2020). "Boom Enters Supersonic Air Force One Race". AVweb. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  16. ^ Hersey, Jon (October 7, 2020). "Reinventing Flight: An Interview with Blake Scholl". The Objective Standard. Vol. 15, no. 4. Glen Allen Press. p. 9.
  17. ^ Michael Verdon (January 14, 2021). "Supersonic Aircraft Can Now Be Tested Over Land, FAA Rules". Robb Report.
  18. ^ Fox, Chris (June 5, 2021). "United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029". BBC.
  19. ^ Bachman, Justin (Jun 3, 2021). "United Bets on Supersonic Future With $3 Billion Boom Jet Order". Bloomberg.

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