Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes

Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by JoshTriplett on Monday March 21, 2016 @03:44PM (#11331229)

For the price you quoted, what will the seating situation be? Comparable to existing international coach, or somewhere between coach and business class? Do you have approximate seating charts and spacing?

Will that vary by airline, or do you plan to standardize it?

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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by bscholl on Monday March 21, 2016 @05:10PM (#11332087)

We're baselining an experience better than domestic first class. One seat on each side of aisle, so everyone gets a window and aisle. There's more footroom and more headroom than the typical first class on a 737 or A320.

But this is something airlines can customize.

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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by JoshTriplett on Monday March 21, 2016 @06:30PM (#11332707)

Ah, I see; it wasn't obvious from the pictures on your site that the plane is significantly smaller, closer to commuter-jet sized than 747-sized.

What's the total plane seat capacity?

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Re:Boom (YC W16) – Supersonic Passenger Airplanes by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @12:13AM (#11334390)

In case you didn't see earlier comments, they said it was 40 seats.

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