Boom Supersonic has unveiled a recent design for its 1,300mph airliner, which when it launches in 2029, will carry passengers between London and Recent York in only three and a half hours.
The brand new search for the plane – called ‘Overture’ – is, says Denver-based Boom, the culmination of ’26million core hours of simulated software designs, five wind tunnel tests, and the careful evaluation of 51 full design iterations’.
The brand new design was revealed this week on the Farnborough International Airshow, with Boom describing Overture as an ‘economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic airliner’.
Boom Supersonic has unveiled a recent design (above) for its 1,300mph airliner – ‘Overture’ – which when it launches in 2029, will carry passengers between London and Recent York in only three and a half hours
The brand new design was revealed this week on the Farnborough International Airshow, with Boom describing Overture as an ‘economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic airliner’
Boom says that the updated configuration ‘combines a variety of engineering innovations in aerodynamics, noise reduction, and overall performance’, with CEO and Boom Founder Blake Scholl describing Overture as ‘form of like if Concorde and a 747 had a baby’.
Overture can be powered by 4 powerful, wing-mounted engines that enable the airliner to cruise at Mach 1.7 (1,300mph) over water and slightly below Mach 1 (770mph) over land. Moreover, the four-engine design ‘reduces noise while also decreasing costs for airline operators’, with ‘engine placement chosen to adapt to the strictest passenger safety requirements’.
Boom adds that Overture, which is able to give you the option to fly at 60,000ft and carry between 65 and 80 passengers, will use ‘the world’s first automated noise reduction system’ and can fly without afterburners, ‘meeting the identical strict regulatory noise levels as the newest subsonic airplanes’.
Overture can be powered by 4 powerful, wing-mounted engines that enable the airliner to cruise at Mach 1.7 (1,300mph) over water and slightly below Mach 1 (770mph) over land
Boom says that Overture, which is able to give you the option to fly at 60,000ft and carry between 65 and 80 passengers, will use ‘the world’s first automated noise reduction system’
CEO and Boom Founder Blake Scholl describes Overture as ‘form of like if Concorde and a 747 had a baby’
‘Aviation has not seen an enormous leap in many years. Overture is revolutionary in its design, and it can fundamentally change how we take into consideration distance,’ said Boom CEO Blake Scholl
The contoured fuselage, meanwhile, has a bigger diameter on the front and a small diameter on the back to ‘minimise drag’ and gull wings sculpted to ‘enhance supersonic performance in addition to improve subsonic and transonic handling’.
‘Importantly,’ adds Boom, ‘the wing shaping also helps ensure safety and stability at any speed’.
As well as, Overture will incorporate carbon composite materials which might be ‘lighter, stronger and more thermally stable than traditional metals’ and has been developed from the start ‘to be net zero carbon, flying on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)’ and with ‘sustainability woven into all elements, from design and production to flight and end-of-life recycling’.
Overture is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to hold passengers by 2029
Last yr United announced a deal to purchase 15 Overture aircraft, with an option for an extra 35. Above is a rendering of the previous Overture design carrying the United livery
‘Aviation has not seen an enormous leap in many years. Overture is revolutionary in its design, and it can fundamentally change how we take into consideration distance,’ said Mr Scholl. ‘With greater than 600 routes across the globe, Overture will make the world dramatically more accessible for tens of tens of millions of passengers.’
Boom Supersonic also announced a ‘landmark partnering agreement’ with Northrop Grumman to develop ‘special mission variants’ for the U.S. Government and its allies.
‘Time is a strategic advantage in high-consequence scenarios, from emergency evacuations to disaster response,’ said Scholl. ‘This collaboration between Boom and Northrop Grumman unlocks the potential for Overture to offer the US and our allies with an unmatched high speed capability when and where it’s most needed.’
Last yr United announced a deal to purchase 15 Overture aircraft, with an option for an extra 35.
Overture is slated to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and expected to hold passengers by 2029.
Concorde, the last supersonic passenger jet, entered service in 1976 and continued flying for 27 years.
