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There is no engine that will make economic sense for either the engine manufacturer or the airline operator based on the technology we have. This was always a
by smachiz 4y ago
There is no engine that will make economic sense for either the engine manufacturer or the airline operator based on the technology we have.
This was always a fools errand.
- topspin 4y agoI know. No one that understands turbofans would imagine otherwise. This sort of thing need sovereign government budgets.
- guhidalg 4y agoNo engine product ready for purchase or no engine that could ever be built? If the former, whatever tell R&D to go do their job. If the latter, maybe it was a scam. Which is it?
- topspin 4y agoUnless Boom can get some government to write off the billions needed to develop engines then it's all fiction.
- smachiz 4y agoWishful thinking, delusion or scam. There are so many foundational issues with low supersonic flight from a usability perspective as well (time zones are not your friend for some of it), that lots of routes can only command a premium in one direction. You have to make so many rosy assumptions to even believe this makes sense if someone was willing to pour billions into engine tech - and still maybe have no options that are commercially viable. It’s also a nightmare from an environmental perspective.