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World’s fastest airliner ‘Overture’ to usher in new era of supersonic travel
NY Post ^ | 08/14/2022 | Steve YablonskI

Posted on 08/14/2022 2:08:17 PM PDT by DFG

The world hasn’t seen commercial supersonic travel in nearly 20 years since the Concorde was retired in 2003, but all that is about to change with the development of a new, environmentally friendly airliner.

Meet Overture – the world’s fastest airliner that was developed by Denver-based Boom Supersonic.

With 26 million hours of designing and testing, Overture will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as it flies at Mach 1.7 over the ocean, shuttling between 68-80 passengers up to nearly 5,000 miles.

The updated design features four engines that will keep weight and temperature balanced, which will also lower the size requirements of the wing-mounted engines.

Boom says that smaller engines will lower the thrust requirements for each one.

And the lower the thrust – the quieter they will run.

“With no afterburners and buzz-free engines, Overture’s takeoffs will blend in with existing long-haul fleets, resulting in a quieter experience for both passengers and airport communities,” Boom said on its website.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airliner; boomsupersonic; colorado; denver; ecoterrorism; ecoterrorists; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; northcarolina; overture; sst; supersonic
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To: PeterPrinciple

Unicorn farts


41 posted on 08/14/2022 3:41:39 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: Mark17

“ What kind of fuel does it use?”

Maybe it’s electric. I understand it’s all the rage.


42 posted on 08/14/2022 3:45:03 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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To: PeterPrinciple

So no Skittle’s poop as a exhaust product? The millennial crowd will be crushed.


43 posted on 08/14/2022 3:48:06 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: DFG

The bovine organic fertilizer is pretty deep on that story. The problem with supersonic plane noise is NOT the sound of the engine.


44 posted on 08/14/2022 3:48:38 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: unread
What kind of fuel does it use?"

Bull shit...

I could believe that. I wonder what kind fuel economy it gets? 🤪😀

45 posted on 08/14/2022 3:55:09 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: one guy in new jersey
“With 26 million hours of designing and testing”
__________
Not a chance in Hades this number is accurate.

You obviously aren't adding in the time that Larry Bell, Frank Whittle, Franz von Ohain, Geoffery de Haviland, and the Wright Brothers, among others, spent researching and developing predecessors. /s

46 posted on 08/14/2022 3:55:30 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: muir_redwoods
“ What kind of fuel does it use?”

Maybe it’s electric. I understand it’s all the rage.

I bet it would take 5 years to charge it up, so sign up for your flight, 5 years in advance. 😀🤗🤪😆🧐

47 posted on 08/14/2022 4:00:27 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Fallin’ Ditch
Trout Mask Replica
June 16, 1969

Now, we won’t have to worry
‘bout Rockette Morton with any of those girls
Rockette Morton takes off again into the wind
What do you run on, Rockette Morton?
(Say beans)
I run on beans, I run on laser beans.


48 posted on 08/14/2022 4:00:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: bobcat62

Will the camera have a lens?


49 posted on 08/14/2022 4:08:37 PM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24)
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To: PAR35

Is there no such thing anymore as performing as sanity check?


50 posted on 08/14/2022 4:12:01 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: DFG

And when the wind picks up the name changes to OverTurn.


51 posted on 08/14/2022 4:31:08 PM PDT by George from New England
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To: dfwgator

I’m quite sure I’ll be someplace else.


52 posted on 08/14/2022 5:03:06 PM PDT by mcshot (If we're the best of the bunch we're in trouble.)
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To: xp38

Do smaller engines make smaller booms?


53 posted on 08/14/2022 5:06:10 PM PDT by mcshot (If we're the best of the bunch we're in trouble.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

I flew right past one with my jetpack the other day.


54 posted on 08/14/2022 6:37:32 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: 1956tbyrd

Same as Concord.
It will effectively be a private airplane for the rich and famous.
The rest of us will never be able to afford a flight.


55 posted on 08/14/2022 8:16:43 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: DFG

FTA: Overture will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

Right there you know it is a scam. Investors should run a away.


56 posted on 08/14/2022 10:35:50 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: PeterPrinciple

One flight of 5K miles, and how many miles in a car would that fuel? It doesn’t matter if it is magic fuel, it will take a LOT of it.


57 posted on 08/15/2022 2:05:06 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts ((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
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