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The Boom Overture is a supersonic airliner under development by Boom Technology, designed to cruise at Mach 1.7 or 975 knots (1,806 km/h; 1,122 mph). It will accommodate 64 to 80 passengers, depending on the configuration, and have a range of 4,250 nautical miles (7,870 km; 4,890 mi).
The Boeing 2707 was an American supersonic passenger airliner project during the 1960s. After winning a competition for a government-funded contract to build an American supersonic airliner, Boeing began development at its facilities in Seattle, Washington.
The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst ("Quiet SuperSonic Technology"), sometimes styled QueSST, is an American experimental supersonic aircraft under development by Skunk Works for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator project. [2] Preliminary design started in February 2016, with the X-59 planned to begin flight testing in 2021.
Fifty years after passenger supersonic travel over land was banned over noise concerns, NASA believes those flights may return as soon as 2026 through the development of its X-59 jet.
Sonic booms are part of the reason why supersonic passenger planes don’t fly today. Now, NASA is working to transform the boom into a “thump,” paving the way for a new generation of quieter ...
A new study by NASA’s Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its “high-speed strategy” is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 ...
In March 2016, Boom Technology revealed that it is in the development phases of building a 40-passenger supersonic jet capable of flying Mach 1.7, claiming that the design simulation shows that it will be quieter and 30% more efficient than the Concorde and will be able to fly Los Angeles to Sydney in 6 hours. It is planned to go into service ...
Data from Aviation Week [needs update] General characteristics Crew: 1 (Design allows for a second seat) Length: 68 ft (21 m) Wingspan: 17 ft (5.2 m) Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.2 m) Max takeoff weight: 13,500 lb (6,123 kg) Powerplant: 3 × General Electric J85 -15 turbojet, 4,300 lbf (19 kN) thrust each Performance Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 Range: 1,000 nmi (1,200 mi, 1,900 km) See also Supersonic ...