Boom Electronic has received an order to purchase 20 Overture supersonic aircraft. The biggest buyer was
What is known
Boom Supersonic already has several orders fordelivery of 130 airliners, including options. The value of the new contract was $26 billion, Blake Sholl, CEO of the American company, said.
Overture aircraft will be designed to transportup to 80 passengers, and their main feature will be operation on environmentally friendly aviation fuel. The first samples of airliners will appear in three years. If everything goes well, passenger transportation on Boom Supersonic aircraft will begin in 2029.
Now the manufacturer has a 1 to 3 scale demonstration sample ready, which will undergo flight tests in 2022. The commercial version of Overture will be able to reach speeds up to Mach 1.7 (2100 km / h).
Source: Reuters
Image: Boom Supersonic
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