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.
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Unicorn farts
“ What kind of fuel does it use?”
Maybe it’s electric. I understand it’s all the rage.
So no Skittle’s poop as a exhaust product? The millennial crowd will be crushed.
The bovine organic fertilizer is pretty deep on that story. The problem with supersonic plane noise is NOT the sound of the engine.
Bull shit...
I could believe that. I wonder what kind fuel economy it gets? 🤪😀
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
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. 😀🤗🤪😆🧐
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.
Will the camera have a lens?
Is there no such thing anymore as performing as sanity check?
And when the wind picks up the name changes to OverTurn.
I’m quite sure I’ll be someplace else.
Do smaller engines make smaller booms?
I flew right past one with my jetpack the other day.
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.
FTA: Overture will run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Right there you know it is a scam. Investors should run a away.
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.
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