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The supersonic jetliner built to run on sustainable fuels

Boom is getting ready to roll out its first supersonic jet, the XB-1. The aircraft is a one-third-scale demonstrator of Boom’s planned flagship, the Overture, which could be the first commercial supersonic jet since the Concorde.

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Boom is getting ready to roll out its first supersonic jet, the XB-1. The aircraft is a one-third-scale demonstrator of Boom’s planned flagship, the Overture, which could be the first commercial supersonic jet since the Concorde.

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  1. VAMobMember

    August 16, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Why are people so STUPID as to think SST will ever be profitable? It’s not just how much it costs to fly but also IT IS ALMOST NEVER WORTH THE EXTRA COST I. TERMS OF COST VS FLIGHT TIME.

  2. MoonRaker

    August 16, 2020 at 6:29 pm

    If its safe, definitely worth the business class price.

  3. I’m already Sans Undertale

    August 16, 2020 at 6:39 pm

    Looks straight out of Kerbal.

  4. bennymutant

    August 16, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    won’t happen

  5. Cattiest sage

    August 16, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    Lmao the headlines if these crashes (I hope it doesn’t) will be ” Boom goes Boom “

  6. Alvaro Meneses

    August 16, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    I hope they get it right… and Boeing doesn’t get in the way

  7. arturo asr

    August 16, 2020 at 6:52 pm

    If spacex’s startship manage to make earth to earth travel it would be faster on similar routes and it might even be cheaper

  8. gongills

    August 16, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    They are powered by the tesseract

  9. Damien Spectre

    August 16, 2020 at 7:08 pm

    Starship will take a person from San Francisco to Shangai in 30 minutes.

    • Dobri Andor Japán Vlog

      August 16, 2020 at 10:00 pm

      For the same price?

    • Damien Spectre

      August 16, 2020 at 10:24 pm

      @Dobri Andor Japán Vlog Far Cheaper! Economies of scale! “SpaceX Starship Will Carry 1000 People Anywhere on Earth – Cost $500-2000. Elon Musk tweeted that he is looking at 1000 passengers for point to point travel.”

    • PistonAvatarGuy

      August 16, 2020 at 11:30 pm

      No it wont, unless you want to be subjected to lethal g-forces.

    • Damien Spectre

      August 16, 2020 at 11:45 pm

      @PistonAvatarGuy you know pessimists said the same thing about Jet Engines?

    • PistonAvatarGuy

      August 16, 2020 at 11:54 pm

      @Damien Spectre Only a person who had no idea what they were talking about would say something like that. On the other hand, the laws of physics support my statement.

  10. ColdLegend214

    August 16, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    Of course its worth it. Nothing is more valuable than your time

  11. Filip Nicola

    August 16, 2020 at 7:20 pm

    You have to think that Supersonic will be seen as a luxury statement, like having a supercar or folding phone.

  12. Krishna Rastogi

    August 16, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    With soo few seats they will be losing many very fast.
    They have economy class to make money eliminating it would just be like saying i want to buy fame👎👎

  13. Lloyd Santee

    August 16, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    I love the idea and promote the inspiration this involves. They said all the negativity about going to the Moon and Mars too. I say go forth and bring us with you…🇺🇸🙏

  14. Aurora Jones

    August 16, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    Go Boom! What an awesome American start up. All of us should be proud and I cant wait to fly on one.

  15. Mickey Mouse

    August 16, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    This would be a great company to invest in. See; The stock go ‘Super Sonic’ as well, Especially when people see the potential of XB-1 “GO BOOM FAST”!

  16. Du Sama

    August 16, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    Linus!? Is that you!! 😱😱 What happen to you!!! 😭😭

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

  17. mac berry

    August 16, 2020 at 8:13 pm

    If things ever go back to normal than people could visit europe for two weeks and get back home Sunday night and be back to work or school on Monday

  18. Venka Dx

    August 16, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    This is a cool video from CNET after a long time .. on point , no random info … Great job. … Keep it up

  19. Obama for Trump

    August 16, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    That plane will never get past the
    Green New Deal
    It’s Liberals who Killed the Concorde

  20. Kenny Yung

    August 16, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    Still doesn’t address the issue of sonic boom though. Also that engine they showed is not a turbofan as it has no bypass…

  21. Marc Herrera

    August 16, 2020 at 8:45 pm

    Shut up about the sustainability get the think flying first. Just remember the earth will destroy us before we destroy it.

  22. 420apache657

    August 16, 2020 at 10:56 pm

    they weren’t to expensive to operate the US couldn’t make a SST so they just banned them from flying at supersonic speeds over America (sooo salty) which stopped super sonic transport

  23. Alexis Sotelo

    August 16, 2020 at 11:42 pm

    Not sure if I want an airline that’s called boom

  24. anewhope tosee

    August 17, 2020 at 1:00 am

    Covid 19 and supersoniq commercial flight near 😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

  25. PP Wanker

    August 17, 2020 at 1:25 am

    The price of the ticket will determine value.

  26. Echo 5-0-1

    August 17, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Sonic boom is still a problem.

  27. Mark Stuart

    August 17, 2020 at 11:21 am

    I can’t believe she wasn’t wearing a mask at her desk. Disgusting, I hope they locker her up, her family too, force them to get the flu shot they deserve it!

    • icenetic

      August 17, 2020 at 11:24 am

      Mark Stuart bro chill

  28. Mark Stuart

    August 17, 2020 at 11:22 am

    So they don’t have a fuel yet? 🤔

  29. Anchit Roy

    August 17, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    We’re barely solving the existing climate problem and already started creating a new one by blowing sonic boom all over the ocean. And I doubt it’s “sustainable”

  30. Patrick Villers

    August 17, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    Let’s wit ansee wht Boeing has on the drawing board the 2707 was awesome to bad it never got beyond a mockup and never flew.

  31. Frédéric Pinlet

    August 17, 2020 at 1:12 pm

    Happy to see my footage of Concorde sonic bang over the channel… Happy to offer it to you… Dont forget to precise the copyright anyway “Frédéric PINLET Olympus93 Association”. Long life to this wonderful project !

  32. firebolt2310

    August 17, 2020 at 1:33 pm

    I won’t go into this thing cause its name already says it all, his name is boom and this thing will BOOM in the sky! !

  33. Ethan Wong

    August 17, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    CEO and his WiFi is still trash… 🤦‍♂️

  34. Jebediah Kerman

    August 17, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    i cant wait to see this Aircraft fly for myself, but in the meantime i shall build this in Kerbal Space Program

  35. Fahad Nadir

    August 17, 2020 at 2:31 pm

    These guys look too casual for this type of stuff maybe a scam let’s see what it is

  36. Codename C

    August 17, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    Concorde 2.0. Interesting.

  37. Neil Davis

    August 17, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    Concorde 2.0

  38. krower11

    August 17, 2020 at 3:46 pm

    They didn’t even bother to improve the design, its just a copy of an 60‘s airplane design.

  39. Just Luke

    August 17, 2020 at 4:24 pm

    The question I am asking about the airplane is where the baggage goes…
    The general concern is, if supersonic flights are a viable option what so ever… The planes will always have to generate lift, which will always generate drag, and you’ll never fly supersonic over land… So to me land (underground) transportation seems a way more viable… Even with high infrastructure costs.

    If you don’t agree comment and argue please

  40. Paul Hanson

    August 17, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    If they can keep the price of a ticket comparable to business class, then I think they should do well. I would probably not spend the extra money normally, but I certainly would just once for the opportunity to fly supersonic. On the other hand, they will probably get a lot of the regular business class customers.

  41. Daniel Peixoto Martins

    August 17, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    “People like you and I”? No way bro! No way! I can barely pay for low cost subsonic flights.

  42. Alex Hein Photography

    August 17, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Yay no more 10 hour flights.

  43. Jame M

    August 17, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    Sorry, but RR is the worst company to develop the engines. The Olympus engines on the concord were a derivative of a military engine already in service at the time. Today, Pratt and Whitney and GE both may engines that currently are used on military aircraft that are capable of super cruise, and they are reliable. Both the Engines RR developed for the A380, A350 and more famously the 787 have all had spectacular failures due to sever cost cutting from RR.
    Also I know this is a stepping stone to larger passenger liners, but I would still rather see a more high capacity jet than what is essentially a supersonic CRJ.

  44. Hanif Spartan

    August 17, 2020 at 7:02 pm

    Fuel cells = Fool sells

  45. JaguarRVP

    August 17, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    Im usually tired of flying by hour number 2. Bring it on.

  46. Elephant In The Room

    August 17, 2020 at 8:50 pm

    a plane made out of plastic fabric glued togeather?

  47. Jose Sanchez

    August 17, 2020 at 8:53 pm

    I feel bad because this is terrible timing for the company 🙁

  48. Artemis

    August 17, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    This is exactly like Electric cars. It’s the start of a new age and change is coming for the better (Which I’m excited for) and if companies like Boeing are getting into it, the price of these tickets will come down even if they are more like Business class tickets

  49. Charlie - UK

    August 17, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    Actually Andy Altman, Boeing & Airbus don’t have “active development” programs for supersonic passenger planes. They both talk a good game on supersonic flight. But if you actually dig down and analyse how much money is actually being spent it’s negligible. Routes over water only, are simply not profitable enough to amortise the huge cost of developing supersonic passenger planes. Boom is in for a rough ride. Let’s hope it’s investors have deep pockets. You need to up your research game. You’ve fallen flat on this topic i’m afraid…

  50. Pangolin Steak & Bat Gravy

    August 18, 2020 at 1:00 am

    “Boom” – terrible name for an Aircraft manufacturer. Imagine the headlines when one crashes?

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