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That’s not at all what they said. And the history of aerospace is littered with companies that made lofty claims, raised a bunch of money, and eventually went
by ryanwaggoner 3y ago
That’s not at all what they said.
And the history of aerospace is littered with companies that made lofty claims, raised a bunch of money, and eventually went under. When Boom launched eight years ago, they were telling investors they were going to have a prototype flying in two years. For anyone who has any experience in aerospace, this is unrealistic to the point of being fraudulent. People said as much back then [1]. And sure enough, it took eight years, not two. And the actual hard parts are still ahead of them!
99% chance the full-size supersonic aircraft never flies, and 100% chance it won’t be before 2035.
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11334780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11334780