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I like this company and have looked at them for a while, but I am not sure if they are all that viable. I believe you will see supersonic electric jets capturi
by nickik 6y ago
I like this company and have looked at them for a while, but I am not sure if they are all that viable.
I believe you will see supersonic electric jets capturing overland routes, I think think overland will happen otherwise. Electric planes will fly higher and thus have far less of a sonic boom problem. Even some shorter range over the ocean routes are possible.
Battery technology is improving fast and electric planes have inherent operational cost advantages.
I also think Starship without a first stage can compete in this already not very big market and with a first stage they can do routes that would be impossible for Overture.
Boom often compares itself to SpaceX, but I don't know if you can replicate SpaceX in the air domain. Space was much less sophisticated and much less commercial. And as I said, SpaceX is now going after the same market with rocket technology, so the difference between air and space domain is shrinking.
I wish them luck but who knows if any of these are gone work out anytime soon.