Interesting that one guy says the engine will be the problem.
That’s not the issue. It’s sonic boom attenuation.
Supersonic fanjets have been around for a long time and are relatively straightforward to design. The question is simply design point and cost.
Fuel is relatively cheaper now then in the late ‘70s or early ‘80s so that’s less of a concern. The pax on a plane like that aren’t going to be that price sensitive anyway - their time is what’s valuable.
The Sonic Cruiser was not supersonic either - was a transonic cruiser and made little sense. It would improve transoceanic durations by minutes, not hours. Boeing did the sensible thing and built the 787 instead.
But building and flying a supersonic bizjet or Business Class jet is a linear exercise governed by one real technological challenge. When the sonic boom signature is mitigated, these jets will be extremely popular.
And the boom problem will be solved.
Ya think?
Concord never turned a profit!!!
Whenever I fly, I can’t help but marvel at the stagnation that has existed in the aviation industry over past half century or so. Other than personal video screens, smoking bans and a much cushier business class, commercial air travel is pretty much the same passenger experience I remember as a kid in the 1970s. Someone (Chuck Yeager?) pointed out a few days ago that from the Wright Brothers’ flight to supersonic flight was a mere 44 years. That’s a pretty stunning rate of innovation. The last 44 years? Meh.