XB-1 is the first independently developed supersonic jet. It is a one-third scale version of 55 passenger jet. If all goes well $6 billion will be raised to build commercial supersonic passenger jets. Boom Aerospace wants the 55 passenger versions to be flying by 2025.
The XB-1 will fly at mach 2.2 by the end of 2019. It is being built now.
Boom Aerospace is using new more efficient engines. Afterburners will not be needed to reach supersonic speed. Materials are lighter and improved. Inlet and other designs are more efficient.
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Regarding sonic boom reduction, they are not going to be doing any. Think of this plane as a version of the Concorde built with newer most cost effective technology. This will have the same problems that the Concorde did such as needing very high thrust to take off due to low subsonic wing lift which makes them very noisy.
Judging by the length and narrowness of the nose it does look like they are working on attempting to reduce the boom. That nose shape is, according to current research, effective at doing so. Mounting the engines above the wing is also supposed to help reduce the boom.
Are they planning to do something about sonic booms?
I remember reading something here on research about shock wave reduction.
The noise takes away a lot of the business case for supersonic atmospheric vessels.
Are they planning to do something about sonic booms?
The noise takes away a lot of the business case for a supersonic atmospheric vessel.
temperature….stress…..dont think so….it is a plane and speed….one thing goes wrong and its bye,bye….Blackbird Pilots….ejections at Mach 2+…
That center of lift is way way back there. Going to be exciting to land, probably by camera or automation.
I believe the “official” maximum speed of the SR-71 was mach 3.5. The actual maximum speed is probably still classified.
If this was an SR-71, you might have a point. You don’t.
That center of lift is way way back there. Going to be exciting to land, probably by camera or automation.
Regarding sonic boom reduction, they are not going to be doing any. Think of this plane as a version of the Concorde built with newer most cost effective technology. This will have the same problems that the Concorde did such as needing very high thrust to take off due to low subsonic wing lift which makes them very noisy.
Judging by the length and narrowness of the nose it does look like they are working on attempting to reduce the boom. That nose shape is, according to current research, effective at doing so. Mounting the engines above the wing is also supposed to help reduce the boom.
Are they planning to do something about sonic booms?
I remember reading something here on research about shock wave reduction.
The noise takes away a lot of the business case for supersonic atmospheric vessels.
Are they planning to do something about sonic booms?
The noise takes away a lot of the business case for a supersonic atmospheric vessel.
I believe the “official” maximum speed of the SR-71 was mach 3.5. The actual maximum speed is probably still classified.
If this was an SR-71, you might have a point. You don’t.
temperature….stress…..dont think so….it is a plane and speed….one thing goes wrong and its bye,bye….Blackbird Pilots….ejections at Mach 2+…