Overture, with a double-delta wing, aft stabilizer, and four engines in separate cylindrical nacelles slung under the wings, differs from the final version of the 2707 mainly in size.

T he Boom Overture is an upcoming supersonic transport. It will carry 60 to 80 passengers traveling at Mach 1.7, with a range of 4,250 NM (7,870 KM). Some speculate about whether the plane will ...

Boom quietly placed several microphone arrays along the XB-1's flight path. Despite the one-third-scale demonstrator hitting a top speed of Mach 1.12, the startup claims the microphone didn't ...

The Denver, Colorado, based Boom Technology and their Overture Supersonic Transport (SST) concept vehicle seemed on a fast track to honor Concorde's legacy when they paired with Rolls Royce in ...

The XB-1, which has now completed 12 successful test flights since it first took to the air in March 2024, is the precursor to the development of Boom’s supersonic commercial airliner, Overture. When ...

Boom Supersonic has revealed greater detail of its Overture aircraft design, including its Symphony engine, after selecting primary suppliers to produce the composite fuselage, wing and empennage ...

By Boom’s own estimates, the Overture would burn two to three times more fuel per premium seat — first or business class — than a subsonic plane, such as the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, on an ...

Boom aims to fly Overture in 2026 ahead of a planned 2029 commercial rollout with airlines worldwide. A supersonic demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, completed its maiden voyage in March.

Boom Supersonic achieved its goal on Jan. 28 of breaking the sound barrier with the XB-1 prototype of its Overture aircraft. The company plans to manufacture the Overture at its $500 million ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator jet became the first U.S.-made civilian supersonic jet to break the sound barrier. The independently funded XB-1 reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or about 750 mph ...

Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.