Boom Supersonic Flies shows jet on Mach 1

Boom Supersonic made a faster flight than the first sound on Tuesday, reaching a remarkable milestone when it tried to bring the supersonic flight back to the sky.

The company’s XB-1 jet has reached the speed of Mach 1,122 during the Mojave Desert test flight in California right after 8 am, its first ultrasound flight after about a dozen test flights Implemented since March last year.

It was a great achievement for the explosion and marking the first time a private company has built an ultrasonic jet without the support or participation of the Government. It also represents a step closer to Boom’s ultimate goal of operating the first supersonic flight since Concorde retired in 2003.

“A small group of talented and devoted engineers has completed what had previously married the government and billions of dollars,” Boom’s founder and CEO said. “Our ultimate goal is to bring the benefits of supersonic flights to everyone.”

However, despite the turning point, the supersonic flight still has many years, and Boom’s success is anything but certainly.

Although the XB-1 protesters are a completely new-style-designed, designed by explosion, it is the size of nearly the size of a small fighter and only one seat. It means to check the different systems that Boom hopes to switch to its full size prototype.

That aircraft, known as Overture, will be much more difficult to create. In order to be commercially commercial, overtane, designed to accommodate about 60 to 80 passengers, it will need to be effective fuel and cost efficiency to operate it is profitable while selling tickets at the level at the level at the level If the passengers are willing to pay.

And although the sound of ultrasound is attractive, the actual use may be more limited. Travel faster than the banned sound for the densely populated land, due to the sound of the sound that it caused, and overtane will not have the scope to overcome the Pacific Ocean without that fuel-stop-stop. will significantly reduce the time advantage of ultrasound flight. That leaves the Tourism across the Atlantic is the most realistic market.

Boom also does not have Engine prototype Not yet. The company could not find an existing engine on the market that could operate, as well as a engine manufacturer ready to design a tool, and instead build a new engine in the house. That motive, which Boom called Symphony, is still in the production phase, and until completed, there is no easy path for Boom to really cross the finish line.

It is still unclear whether boom can build a prototype, starting to produce and receive a certified jet aircraft without running out of investors’ money. Boom, meanwhile, argued that technology and modern production may allow it to succeed in where Concorde, which is famous for being active.

Still, Although the company has faced doubts for many yearsIt is managed to sign a contract with many large suppliers, building a talented and security technical staff of 130 orders from airlines, including American Airlines and United Airlines.

With a test flight on Tuesday, Boom seems to be at least a step closer to the ultimate goal of supersonic trade tourism.

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