Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by _ph_ on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:43AM
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Boom is bringing to the table that the technology has advenced in the last 50 years and even the Concorde might have succeeded, if a second iteration had made it to the market. Also, partially the Concorde failed because Boeing opposed it. They were working on their own supersonic plane but were a few years behind. Unfortunately, they were so successful in blocking the Concorde, that their own project failed as the market had become convinced that supersonic flight doesn't work out.
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by sidewndr46 on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:07AM
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More importantly, where is the budget to "contribute" to the campaigns of enough senators to get the ban on supersonic flight overturned?
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by redler on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:26AM
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Major airlines like United have a powerful lobbying presence. If Boom starts hitting milestones, influence spigots will open.
Re:United Airlines will buy 15 planes from Boom Supersonic
by ibeckermayer on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:33AM
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Supersonic transoceanic flight seems like a very valuable capability in and of itself
Are you planning on refueling the boom mid-air at supersonic speeds?
Tesla also took an approach that analysts who clearly weren't "car guys" weren't expecting: mainly creating something with massive HP and TQ. Previous electric cars had yawn-inducing performance. Someone buying a 5-series probably at least partially bought it for the performance, when they got behind the wheel of a model S it was like getting behind the wheel of a modified M5.
Boom isn't bringing anything new to the table to solve the issues people have listed. Tesla had a plan to solve those issues from the get-go.