Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes

Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by beeboop on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:06PM (#11329579)

I would guess this mostly designed for ocean crossing flights. Their example is NYC to London, as soon as you take off from NYC you're over the ocean. By the time you accelerate to mach 1.12 and are at the appropriate altitude, you'd be far enough away from the city for the boom to not matter.

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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by bscholl on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:12PM (#11329634)

That's correct. We're starting with overwater supersonic because there's no regulatory barrier to launching service. You can make a much quieter sonic boom than Concorde, and eventually supersonic overland will be allowed.

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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by ropiku on Monday March 21, 2016 @01:11PM (#11329623)

Exactly, that's what I said. There are may across ocean routes but this means it limits its market and the routes it can run. It also makes less sense to have it as a single private jet.

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