[HN Gopher] Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout ___________________________________________________________________ Boom supersonic jet readies for rollout Author : prostoalex Score : 22 points Date : 2020-07-09 20:52 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.airlineratings.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.airlineratings.com) | [deleted] | avmich wrote: | >the development of the first privately built supersonic airliner | and the second ever after Concorde | | Sad that in a rather specialized article author isn't familiar | with such basic facts. | mhandley wrote: | From the fact that you've been modded down, it seems the author | wasn't the only one to forget the TU144. | vikramkr wrote: | I'd imagine that had more to do with the tone of the comment. | Would be more helpful to readers if it said "actually, the | first supersonic aircraft for commercial use was the tu144 | made by tupolev from the Soviet union" | everybodyknows wrote: | >scaled prototype | ItsDeathball wrote: | It's still a supersonic jet, just not the one you want. What is | essentially a privately-built supersonic fighter jet is still | impressive, but how much more investment will they need for the | full size passenger version? | lacker wrote: | Blake said last year to Forbes that development would take | about 6 billion dollars. | | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/01/04/boom-. | .. | | So yeah it's gonna take a lot more money. I hope they get it! | toomuchtodo wrote: | "Fighter jet" is a stretch. Super sonic experimental aircraft | privately built is still an accomplishment. | | Who is the intended customer in the current air transport | market? | paulcole wrote: | What a great time to get into the small confined shared space | industry! ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-07-09 23:00 UTC)