Re:Boom Supersonic (YC W16) XB-1 Fuselage Construction Underway
by beerandt on Thursday December 19, 2019 @07:32PM
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So the Musk business plan?
I kid, but how many business pitches per week do you think start with: "Like Tesla, but airplanes!"
Edit: And I don't mean it as a bad (or good) thing. If they can pull it off, that'd be great. Aviation is a different animal, but I'd have said the same thing about the Auto Industry. It just requires the right point man.
Re:Boom Supersonic (YC W16) XB-1 Fuselage Construction Underway
by lloyddobbler on Thursday December 19, 2019 @07:37PM
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They've done some really interesting brand work, for an early stage startup in an industry notorious for long development cycles. Here's a video they did for an airshow (Paris? Can't remember) earlier this year.
Re:Boom Supersonic (YC W16) XB-1 Fuselage Construction Underway
by MarkMc on Thursday December 19, 2019 @04:00PM
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Useful for attracting talent, I guess
Re:Boom Supersonic (YC W16) XB-1 Fuselage Construction Underway
by OnlineGladiator on Thursday December 19, 2019 @04:15PM
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I always find this sort of thing to be a turnoff, and I work in robotics and have done stints in aerospace.
I went to their website to learn more and (call me cynical) was surprised how emotive it was.
I understand that getting this sort of thing done requires a stupendous amount of capital but I would have thought appealing to the emotive sensibilities of your average web trudger isn't going to help for this kind of project....