How Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development

Re:How Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development by sidewndr46 on Monday August 11, 2025 @05:16PM (#44869569)

Boom XB-1 did 750 mph air speed. If I've got an 8 hour flight at 561 mph in an A380 that's a reduction to 5.984 hours when I move to the Boom XB-1. Who cares about saving 1.1 hours on a transatlantic flight. There is a reason why Concorde's cruise speed was 1,341 mph.

So when Boom makes a commercial airliner that hits 1000+ mph with the same availability and turnaround time as a typical passenger plane then I'll pay attention. Until then, it's for rich people who can buy their own plane.

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Re:How Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development by signatoremo on Monday August 11, 2025 @05:55PM (#44869902)

XB-1 is only the demonstrator. They aim to produce commercial airline that can cruise at 1.7 Mach. NYC to London in 3.30h instead of 6h.

Rich people can already buy private jet that is much more comfortable than supersonic one.

https://boomsupersonic.com/overture

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Re:How Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development by dylan604 on Monday August 11, 2025 @06:10PM (#44870029)

8 hours - 5.984 hours = 1.1 hours? My math works out to just over 2 hours of time saved.

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Re:How Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development by sidewndr46 on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @08:38AM (#44875470)

My mistake, it is 2 hours of time saved.

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