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Technically, I am sure it is possible with todays manufacturing, material and 3D printing capabilities etc., but I am thinking the biggest battles Boom faces wi

Technically, I am sure it is possible with todays manufacturing, material and 3D printing capabilities etc., but I am thinking the biggest battles Boom faces will be regulatory. Getting the aircraft certified by every country's aviation body is going to be massive (unless they restrict flights to within the US only, which will basically negate the positives of international supersonic flight). Then there are the battles against various environmental lobbying groups, like Concorde had to do, who will try to enforce curfews and restrictions on supersonic flights over populated areas.

sseveran 8y ago
The will not be able to fly overland in most places while going supersonic for the foreseeable future. The real demand for this plane is going to be long haul business travel where flights are 10+ hours and those of us doing it regularly are already forking over 4 - 7K per ticket normally. Fortunately if you look at the world most of the cities you will want to fly to are basically on the coast, or a short distance inland.