Posted on 12/05/2017 9:52:11 AM PST by DFG
Flight times from London to New York could be slashed to just 3 hours 15 minutes by 2025, thanks to a $10 million (£7.45 million) investment from Japan Airlines. Boom Supersonic is developing a 55-seat passenger plane that it says will halve flight times and will be faster, quieter and more affordable to fly than Concorde. As part of the deal Japan's number two carrier has the option to purchase up to 20 Boom aircraft and will provide its knowledge and experience as an airline to hone the aircraft design and help refine the passenger experience.
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The Concorde took less than 3½ hours and seated a maximum of 128 passengers.
This is for Super-Premium passengers, and the super-wealthy.
I have read that if it can actually perform at the costs expected, the private jet market for these could be 300-500, on top of the 2-300 airline market.
There is demand out there for this type. Just look at how many private jets cross the Atlantic every single day. Imagine being able to get two round trips a day from them.
“55 -seat passenger plane that it says will halve flight times and will be faster...”
55 seats is a problem, unless you charge $10k per seat.
5.56mm
Could work. But 10 million will just about buy a single tail assembly for a 747. Need a bunch more to design a supersonic passenger jet and get it flight tested.
Even Boeing could not get their latest jet flying in 3-4 years. Interest charges for the tooling are greater than this 10 million.
Due to miracle mathematics, a plane that took 15 minutes longer to get to its destination carrying 128 people is less economical than a plane that takes 15 minutes less carrying 55 people ...
The Concorde took less than 3½ hours and seated a maximum of 128 passengers.
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And it was never economically viable.
They think it wise to name it “Boom”?
I agree. Unless the person running this company has an impressive record for getting things done, I don’t think they have a chance.
Two things:
1. Probably not the best idea to name your aircraft company “Boom”.
2. Why does the DM call the Concorde “infamous”. Did it rob a bank or something?
Best laugh of the day.
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How much is a suite on Emirates or Virgin?? There is a market out there for this level of travel.
Concorde economics didn’t work for a whole host of reasons.
They were maintenance monsters, that required almost 4 hour turn times, meaning only one out-back trip a day was possible.
They were wildly expensive to operate because they were as much a POLITICAL development as a tech one, and they were never available in numbers that would drive down costs.
Etc,etc.
Most likely due to regulatory culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Not enough of them flying and a premium fare too. Not to mention, JAL could have given the Concorde a boost if they had invested in them; would have really helped their trans-Pacific business back in the day.
There was an article posted here two years ago predicting a “Concorde II” that would cross the Atlantic in about an hour.
Only 20 or so Corcordes were ever built, and I think 1/3 never saw service.
They were maintenance monsters, that required almost 4 hour turn times, meaning only one out-back trip a day was possible.
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So the passengers got the benefit of the faster speed, but not the operator. Crew hours would have been less, though, but they probably got a higher rate.
Touhh to compete with telecommuting
Unless it’s a trip to visit a honey pot.
there is a lot of feasibility and pre-design work to be done before any materials are involved. did you think that investors are putting up the entire nut before any real design exists?
Shouldn't it be...
BOOM!
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