When Rolls Royce pulled out of this project  I assumed that would be the end of them. Seems not though. It's new Symphony engine is being desighned by Florida Turbine Technologies and GE.

https://boomsupersonic.com/symphony

 

Edited February 17, 20233 yr by martin-w

Funny you should post this as I was simulating a Concorde flight the other day and Boom came to mind, so I checked out their web page.

Let's hope they are successful.

Dave

17 hours ago, dave2013 said:

Let's hope they are successful.

 

I'm a bit dubious to be honest, but we shall see. 

In a world where capital is no longer free, the rubber will meet the road (runway?) when they need to raise more money.

Cheers!

The key to success will be affordable tickets.  The technology is sound, I think.  The new design and engines will likely be a lot better and more efficient than the old Concorde, as good as it was for its time.  A cruise speed of m1.7 is also pretty good, and only 170kn less than Concorde at <40,000ft.

Concorde flights one way London to New York cost around $6k in the 1990s, which would be over $10k today.  Boom made a silly claim a couple years ago that eventually they could get ticket prices to around $100, yes that's $100, not $1000.  Uh, sure guys.  Anyway, I think if they can offer tickets for a round trip flight at a cost of $3-5k then they will be successful.

Dave