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What is the progress of the projects for the return of the supersonic commercial flights? Today we will review how Boom and his Overture plane are progressing.
Perhaps, It is one of the most advanced projects in terms of the development of the plan, strategy, trade agreements and even the engines that will power the supersonic future of aviation.
This is why we will review here the advances that Boom Supersonic has had in recent times, I am outlining a 2023 which should be full of news about this project, given that its assembly would initiate the 2024.
Boom's advances to have supersonic flights
Following the announcement of the commercial agreement with United Airlines, the company has progressed, literally, at supersonic speed, showing itself very firm in the project of retaking the legacy left by the Concorde.
last january, Boom entered into a three-year strategic partnership with the United States Air Force USA through its innovation branch, AFWERX, and its division AFVentures, which is designed to accelerate business technologies. Known as the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI), the STRATFI contract awarded to Boom is one of the program's largest investments and a significant commitment to the future of supersonic aviation.
After a year-long search, Boom chose Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the location of their new Overture Superfactory. In this state-of-the-art facility, Boom will manufacture and assemble the Overture from 2024.
In July, Boom announced that it will build its first full-scale model of Overture in Centennial, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. Overture's Iron Bird will be about 61 meters long and 30 meters wide. The Iron Bird is a steel skeleton structure that will identically represent the aircraft's most critical dimensions for hydraulic systems and electrical wiring..
American Airlines and Boom Supersonic announced that the airline paid a non-refundable deposit for 20 aircraft overture, with option to 40 additional. American, the largest airline in the world, it is now positioned to have the largest supersonic fleet in the world.
He also released Symphony, a new propulsion system designed and optimized for its Overture supersonic aircraft. Boom also that Symphony will be developed in partnership with three industry leaders, incluidos Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology consulting and StandardAero for maintenance.
Engine design features including:
- Architecture: mid-bypass twin-spool turbofan engine, no afterburner
- Push: 35,000 lbs at takeoff
- Combustible: optimized for aviation fuel 100 % sustainable
- Single stage fan designed for quiet operation
- Passively cooled high pressure turbine
- Additive manufacturing for low weight, low part count and reduced assembly costs
- Certification: meets the requirements of Part 33 from FAA and EASA
With the Symphony design already underway, Overture is on track to achieve type certification in 2029. Production will start in 2024 en Overture’s Superfactory en Greensboro, NC, with release in 2026 and first flight in 2027.
Do you think this project will get off the ground??
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