Boom Technology

The company was founded in Denver in 2014.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-21/this-aerospace-company-wants-to-bring-supersonic-civilian-travel-back |date=21 March 2016 |url-access=subscription |title=This Aerospace Company Wants to Bring Supersonic Civilian Travel Back |first=Ashlee |last=Vance |author-link=Ashlee Vance |agency=Bloomberg |archive-date=2017-09-06 |access-date=2017-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906062140/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-21/this-aerospace-company-wants-to-bring-supersonic-civilian-travel-back |url-status=live }}

It participated in a Y Combinator startup incubation program in early 2016, and has been funded by Y Combinator, Sam Altman, Seraph Group, Eight Partners, and others.{{cite news |url= http://fortune.com/2016/03/23/boom-supersonic-virgin-deal/ |date= 23 March 2016 |title= This Startup Is Developing Supersonic Planes for Virgin Group |first= Kia |last= Kokalitcheva |publisher= Fortune |archive-date= 7 August 2017 |access-date= 24 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072719/http://fortune.com/2016/03/23/boom-supersonic-virgin-deal/ |url-status= live }}

In March 2017, $33 million was invested by several venture funds: Continuity Fund, RRE Ventures, Palm Drive Ventures, 8VC and Caffeinated Capital.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-jal-invests-heavily-in-supersonic-boom-443857/ |title= JAL invests heavily in supersonic Boom |date= 5 Dec 2017 |author= Stephen Trimble |work= Flightglobal |archive-date= 9 March 2019 |access-date= 5 December 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190309190819/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-jal-invests-heavily-in-supersonic-boom-443857/ |url-status= live }}

Boom secured $41 million of total financing by April 2017.{{cite news |url= http://atwonline.com/technology/boom-ceo-sees-market-1000-supersonic-passenger-jets-2035 |title= Boom CEO sees market for 1,000 supersonic passenger jets by 2035 |date= May 3, 2017 |author= Aaron Karp |work= Air Transport World |publisher= Aviation Week |archive-date= January 27, 2019 |access-date= May 4, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190127201611/http://atwonline.com/technology/boom-ceo-sees-market-1000-supersonic-passenger-jets-2035 |url-status= live }}

In December 2017, Japan Airlines invested $10 million, raising the company capital to $51 million: enough to build the XB-1 “Baby Boom” demonstrator and complete its testing, and to start early design work on the 55-seat airliner. In January 2019, Boom raised a further $100 million, bringing the total to $151 million, then planning the demonstrator first flight for later in 2019.{{cite press release |url= https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/boom-press-assets/Series+B+Announcement+-+Press+Release+-+English.pdf |title= Boom Supersonic Closes 100 Million Series B to Develop Overture, its Revolutionary Mach-2.2 Airliner |publisher= Boom Supersonic |date= 4 January 2019 |access-date= 24 December 2020 |archive-date= 12 December 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211212131358/https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/boom-press-assets/Series+B+Announcement+-+Press+Release+-+English.pdf |url-status= live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/01/04/boom-raises-100m-to-develop-supersonic-jet-its-going-to-need-a-lot-more/ |title=Boom Raises $100M To Develop A Supersonic Airliner. It's Going To Need A Whole Lot More. |last=Bogaisky |first=Jeremy |website=Forbes |date=Jan 4, 2019 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604103010/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/01/04/boom-raises-100m-to-develop-supersonic-jet-its-going-to-need-a-lot-more/ |url-status=live }}

In January 2022, the company announced plans to build a {{convert|400000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} manufacturing facility on a {{convert|65|acre|m2|adj=on}} site at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina.{{cite web |last1=Niles |first1=Russ |title=Boom Picks Greensboro For Factory |url=https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boom-picks-greensboro-for-factory/ |website=AVweb |access-date=2 February 2022 |date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=14 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214195516/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/boom-picks-greensboro-for-factory/ |url-status=live }}

In November 2023, a representative of the NEOM Investment Fund announced their investment in Boom at an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia invests in Supersonic Passenger Aircraft Industry {{!}} Mohammed AlQahtani posted on the topic {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mohammed-alqahtani-603a36a4_aircraft-startup-boom-activity-7129045112570966016-Rvqg |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=www.linkedin.com |language=en}} This follows an announcement by Boom of a "strategic investment" in the company from the fund.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Boom - News - Boom Supersonic Announces New Aircraft, Engine, and Investment Milestones |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-announces-new-aircraft-engine-and-investment-milestones |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Boom |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115101540/https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-announces-new-aircraft-engine-and-investment-milestones |url-status=live }}

If completed, the 64-80 seat aircraft, Overture, would be the first supersonic passenger jet since the British-French Concorde which was retired in 2003.{{Cite web |author1=Mike Wall |date=2025-01-28 |title=Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live |url=https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/boom-supersonic-to-break-sound-barrier-during-historic-test-flight-today-watch-live |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Space.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128054831/https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/boom-supersonic-to-break-sound-barrier-during-historic-test-flight-today-watch-live |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Boom XB-1}}

The Boom XB-1 "Baby Boom" is a one-third-scale supersonic demonstrator, designed to maintain Mach 2.2, with over {{convert|1000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=~}} of range, and powered by three General Electric J85-15 engines with {{convert|4,300|lbf|kN|lk=on|abbr=~}} of thrust.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/propulsion/boom-focuses-derivative-engines-supersonic-airliner-plan |title= Boom Focuses On Derivative Engines For Supersonic Airliner Plan |date= Jul 10, 2018 |author= Guy Norris |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}} It was rolled out in October 2020.{{cite press release |url= https://boom-press-assets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Boom_Rollout_Announcement.pdf |title= Boom Supersonic to Roll Out Historic XB-1 Demonstrator Oct. 7 |publisher= Boom Supersonic |date= Jul 8, 2020 |access-date= December 24, 2020 |archive-date= January 31, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220131070405/https://boom-press-assets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Boom_Rollout_Announcement.pdf |url-status= live }} It was expected to be flight tested in 2022,{{cite news |last1=Hemmerdinger |first1=Jon |title=First flight of Boom's XB-1 demonstrator could happen next year |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/first-flight-of-booms-xb-1-demonstrator-could-happen-next-year-ceo/143485.article |work=Flight Global |date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |access-date=7 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108094627/https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/first-flight-of-booms-xb-1-demonstrator-could-happen-next-year-ceo/143485.article |url-status=live }} but delays pushed the first flight test to March 22, 2024.{{cite podcast |last=Scholl |first=Blake |title=How I Built This -Transcript |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311211629/https://steno.ai/how-i-built-this-with-guy/hibt-lab-boom-supersonic-blake-scholl |archive-date=2023-03-11 |url=https://steno.ai/how-i-built-this-with-guy/hibt-lab-boom-supersonic-blake-scholl |date=February 23, 2023 |time=29:06 |access-date=March 11, 2023}} " We're going to take it down to the Mojave Desert for flight test probably around the middle of this year."

During the test flight, the aircraft reached speeds of up to {{convert|238|knots}} and achieved an altitude of over {{convert|7,000|feet}}.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-08 |title=In a world first, Boom's XB-1 supersonic jet soars in test flight |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-a-world-first-booms-xb-1-supersonic-jet-soars-in-test-flight/articleshow/109117973.cms |access-date=2024-06-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623094022/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-a-world-first-booms-xb-1-supersonic-jet-soars-in-test-flight/articleshow/109117973.cms |url-status=live }}

In the test flight on 13 December 2024, the aircraft reached speeds of up to {{convert|517|knots}} and achieved an altitude of over {{convert|27,000|feet}}.{{Cite news |date=2024-12-13 |title=XB-1 Flight 9 |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/xb-1-live-blog-flight-test-program#flight-9 |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=Boom Supersonic |archive-date=2024-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009094046/https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/xb-1-live-blog-flight-test-program#flight-9 |url-status=live }}

In the test flight on 28 January 2025, the aircraft broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds up to {{convert|650|knots}} and achieved an altitude of over {{convert|35,000|feet}}.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-28 |title=Boom Achieves Supersonic Flight |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/boom-achieves-supersonic-flight |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=Boom Supersonic }} The aircraft became the first privately-funded aircraft to break the sound barrier, reaching a speed of Mach 1.122.{{Cite web |last=Berger |first=Eric |date=2025-01-28 |title=For the first time, a privately developed aircraft has flown faster than sound |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/for-the-first-time-a-privately-developed-aircraft-has-flown-faster-than-sound/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}} The company said XB-1 achieved supersonic flight without generating an audible sonic boom that reached the ground after refining its sonic boom models and improving algorithms for predicting Mach cutoff conditions.{{Cite web |last=Hsu |first=Jeremy |date=February 10, 2025 |title=How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467745-how-the-xb-1-aircraft-went-supersonic-without-a-sonic-boom/ |work=New Scientist}}{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Len |date=February 11, 2025 |title=Breaking the Sound Barrier, Quietly: Boom Supersonic's 'Boomless' Breakthrough |url=https://aviationsourcenews.com/breaking-the-sound-barrier-quietly-boom-supersonics-boomless-breakthrough/ |website=Aviation Source News}}

{{Main|Boom Overture}}

The Boom Overture is a proposed supersonic transport development to achieve an airspeed of {{cvt|1.7|Mach|60,000|kn km/h mph|-2}}, accommodate 65 to 88 passengers and a planned range of {{Convert|4250|nmi|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |title=Overture |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/overture |website=Boom Supersonic |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723215232/https://boomsupersonic.com/overture |url-status=live }}

Boom said there could be a market for 1,000 supersonic airliners, and suggests airlines could charge business class fares. It had gathered 76 commitments by December 2017. It decided to use the delta wing configuration of Concorde{{cite news |url= https://leehamnews.com/2016/11/17/will-boom-succeed-concorde-failed/ |title= Will Boom succeed where Concorde failed? |work= Leeham News |author= Bjorn Fehrm |date= November 17, 2016 |archive-date= June 5, 2021 |access-date= November 17, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210605072912/https://leehamnews.com/2016/11/17/will-boom-succeed-concorde-failed/ |url-status= live }} and make use of composite materials. It is to be powered by three {{cvt|15,000|-|20,000|lbf|kN}} dry turbofan engines.

In January 2021, Boom announced plans to begin Overture test flights in 2027{{cite news |url=https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/ |title=Supersonic Aircraft Can Now Be Tested Over Land, FAA Rules |publisher=Robb Report |author=Michael Verdon |date=January 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411123952/https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/ |url-status=live }} and Boom CEO Blake Scholl "estimates that flights on Overture will be available in 2030."{{cite news |url= https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/10/reinventing-flight-an-interview-with-blake-scholl/ |last1= Hersey |first1= Jon |title= Reinventing Flight: An Interview with Blake Scholl |work= The Objective Standard |volume= 15 |issue= 4 |pages= 9 |publisher= Glen Allen Press |date= October 7, 2020 |archive-date= July 8, 2021 |access-date= January 5, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210708061825/https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/10/reinventing-flight-an-interview-with-blake-scholl/ |url-status= live }}

United Airlines announced in June 2021 that it had signed a deal to purchase 15 Boom Overture aircraft, with an option to buy 35 more.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57361193 |title=United plans supersonic passenger flights by 2029 |first=Chris |last=Fox |date=June 5, 2021 |website=BBC |access-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208163751/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57361193 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order |title=United Bets on Supersonic Future With $3 Billion Boom Jet Order |first=Justin |last=Bachman |date=Jun 3, 2021 |website=Bloomberg |access-date=2021-06-08 |archive-date=2022-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221115330/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order |url-status=live }} American Airlines announced in August 2022 it had agreed to purchase 20 Boom Overture aircraft.{{Cite web |last=LeBeau |first=Phil |date=2022-08-16 |title=American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/american-airlines-agrees-to-buy-20-supersonic-planes-from-boom.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816160528/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/american-airlines-agrees-to-buy-20-supersonic-planes-from-boom.html |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Boom Symphony}}

In December 2022, Boom announced the Symphony, a new propulsion system to be designed for the Overture. Boom will work with three companies to develop Symphony: Florida Turbine Technologies for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.{{Cite web |title=Boom Supersonic Finally Picks Engine Provider, and It's Not Who You Think |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/boom-supersonic-finally-picks-engine-provider-and-its-not-who-you-think |first=Rob |last=Pegoraro |date=2022-12-13 |website=PCMAG |language=en |access-date=2022-12-17 |archive-date=2024-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914190754/https://www.pcmag.com/news/boom-supersonic-finally-picks-engine-provider-and-its-not-who-you-think |url-status=live }} In April 2025, Boom acquired a former Reaction Engines hypersonic test facility at Colorado Air and Space Port, to serve as the dedicated test site for the Symphony engine.{{Cite web |last=Charpentreau |first=Clement |date=2025-04-27 |title=Boom Supersonic secures site for Symphony engine testing |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/boom-supersonic-acquires-colorado-site-to-test-symphony-engine-for-overture-jet |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.aerotime.aero |language=en-US}}

Boom Supersonic is participating in a NASA-led study to develop concept designs and technology roadmaps for a Mach 4 airliner. Boom is part of a team led by Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, alongside Blue Ridge Research and Consulting and Rolls-Royce North American Technologies.{{cite web |title=Is a Mach 4 Passenger Jet Possible? NASA, Industry Explore Idea - NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/glenn/2023/is-a-Mach-4-Passenger-Jet-Possible-Nasa-Industry-Explore-Idea |publisher=NASA |access-date=11 October 2023 |date=22 August 2023}}

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