Dit is de supersonische Overture die de Concorde moet doen vergeten

Luchtvaartmaatschappij United Airlines wil een nieuw supersonisch tijdperk inluiden met de aanschaf van 15 vliegtuigen van Boom Supersonic.
De Overture kan in een volledige business class-indeling tot 88 passagiers vervoeren op een topsnelheid van Mach 1,7.
Een vlucht van Londen naar New York duurt ongeveer 3,5 uur en van San Francisco naar Tokio 6 uur.

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De Amerikaanse luchtvaartmaatschappij United Airlines heeft vorige week een aanbetaling gedaan voor vijftien supersonische toestellen van Boom Supersonic uit Denver.

Als de zogeheten Overture-toestellen bevallen en voldoen aan alle milieu- en veiligheidseisen zal United ze daadwerkelijk kopen en er mogelijk nog eens 35 aanschaffen.

Het is de bedoeling dat er vanaf 2029 passagiersvluchten gemaakt kunnen worden met de toestellen, die de legendarische Concorde moeten doen vergeten. Met een supersonisch vliegtuig duurt een reis van Londen naar New York slechts 3,5 uur.

Bekijk hier foto’s van de razendsnelle Overture van Boom Supersonic.

United heeft een bestelling van $3 miljard gedaan voor 15 supersonische jets. Bekijk de Overture van Boom Supersonic

United heeft een bestelling van $3 miljard gedaan voor 15 supersonische jets. Bekijk de Overture van Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic is a Colorado-based startup that&#39;s leading the development of supersonic aircraft to usher in a new era of commercial air travel.

In June 2021, it partnered with United Airlines, which ordered 15 of Boom&#39;s $200 million aircraft, Overture, with an option for 35 more. The deal is worth $3 billion.

&#34;Our mission has always been about connecting people and now working with Boom, we&#39;ll be able to do that on an even greater scale,&#34; United CEO Scott Kirby said.

Following United, American Airlines announced an order for 20 Overture jets on Tuesday. The company has an option for 40 more and is set to become the largest operator of the supersonic plane.

&#34;Looking to the future, supersonic travel will be an important part of our ability to deliver for our customers,&#34; American&#39;s CFO Derek Kerr said. &#34;We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel both for our company and our customers.&#34;

Japan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways are the only other carriers to take interest in the jet. JAL invested $10 million in Boom Supersonic in 2017 and has the option to buy 20 Overtures in a pre-order agreement.

Boom&#39;s aircraft may also fly the US president as the US Air Force is interested in using Overture as a future &#34;Air Force One.&#34;

Boom hopes to get travelers flying greater than the speed of sound by 2030, less than 30 years since the iconic Concorde&#39;s retirement from the skies in 2003.

Overture is a Concorde-like plane that plans to fly at Mach 1.7, or about 1,300 miles per hour, which is greater than the speed of sound.

The jet will have a range of up to about 4,900 miles with the capability to connect over 600 city pairs in record time, like Miami to London in five hours or Los Angeles to Honolulu in three hours.

Overture aims to also fly above traditional aircraft at a cruising altitude of 60,000 feet. No current commercial aircraft can currently access that height.

The New York-London route is a prime candidate for the aircraft with United touting a three-hour and 30-minute journey time from its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to the UK capital.

Newark-Los Angeles would be slightly shorter if overland flights are permitted, however, current laws only allow supersonic flights over water due to the loud sonic boom. So, the Overture will only fly at Mach 0.97 as it crosses land.

Since the rollout of its first prototype, XB-1, also known as Baby Boom, the plane is still on track to fly at supersonic speeds, but its design has been tweaked to offer better efficiency and reduced noise.

Specifically, the plane now has one extra engine, has reduced capacity, and its fuselage and gull wings were reconfigured. The modifications will decrease the jet&#39;s overall operating costs and noise pollution, according to Boom.

With its new design, the Overture will be configured in a 1-1 all-business class layout and carry between 65 and 80 passengers. Previously, it planned to carry up to 88 travelers.

Overture, in its service for United and American, will be net-zero carbon and be powered by sustainable aviation fuel.

But making Overture mainstream would require an expansion of a sustainable aviation fuel infrastructure as the biofuels are currently limited to certain airports.

Overture is expected to debut in 2025 with its first flight planned for 2026.

The first passengers are expected to fly on Overture in 2029, truly marking the beginning of a new era for supersonic travel.

The development of the Overture is currently in the prototype phase. So far, Baby Boom has undergone five wind tunnel tests performed in multiple locations.

These tests have helped Boom improve the Overtures&#39; performance, control, and fuel efficiency, a spokesperson told Insider.

The prototype is also testing General Electric J85 engines. Boom needs to ensure the XB-1 systems meet or exceed specifications before the plane is sent to California for flight testing, which is set for 2026, according to a spokesperson.

While the prototype is currently being tested near Denver, the company revealed in January that it has chosen Greensboro, North Carolina, to build and test the Overture jet that airlines hope to eventually operate.

According to Boom, the plant is expected to employ more than 2,400 workers by 2032, cover 65 acres, and have an economic impact of more than $32.3 billion over 20 years.

The company explained it will continue to design planes at its Colorado headquarters, but chose Greensboro for building and testing due to its close proximity to the Atlantic coast.

&#34;The vast majority of our flight tests will be over the water, where the plane can speed up so there is not a sonic boom over populated areas,&#34; Scholl said.

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Boom Supersonic is a Colorado-based startup that's leading the development of supersonic aircraft to usher in a new era of commercial air travel.

In June 2021, it partnered with United Airlines, which ordered 15 of Boom's $200 million aircraft, Overture, with an option for 35 more. The deal is worth $3 billion.

"Our mission has always been about connecting people and now working with Boom, we'll be able to do that on an even greater scale," United CEO Scott Kirby said.

"Looking to the future, supersonic travel will be an important part of our ability to deliver for our customers," American's CFO Derek Kerr said. "We are excited about how Boom will shape the future of travel both for our company and our customers."

Boom's aircraft may also fly the US president as the US Air Force is interested in using Overture as a future "Air Force One."

Boom hopes to get travelers flying greater than the speed of sound by 2030, less than 30 years since the iconic Concorde's retirement from the skies in 2003.

Specifically, the plane now has one extra engine, has reduced capacity, and its fuselage and gull wings were reconfigured. The modifications will decrease the jet's overall operating costs and noise pollution, according to Boom.

These tests have helped Boom improve the Overtures' performance, control, and fuel efficiency, a spokesperson told Insider.

"The vast majority of our flight tests will be over the water, where the plane can speed up so there is not a sonic boom over populated areas," Scholl said.