Aircraft
Boom Rolls Out XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator
Colorado-based Boom Supersonic staged a “virtual” introduction of the demonstrator for the eventual Overture airliner.
The Boom XB-1 demonstrator measures 71 feet long, or roughly a third of the length of the planned Overture supersonic airliner. (Photo: Boom Supersonic)
The Boom XB-1 demonstrator measures 71 feet long, or roughly a third of the length of the planned Overture supersonic airliner. (Photo: Boom Supersonic)

Boom Supersonic on Wednesday staged an online rollout ceremony for its one-third scale XB-1 demonstrator, scheduled to make its first flight sometime next year. Powered by three General Electric J85-15 turbojets, the composite-bodied XB-1 will fly up to Mach 2.2 ahead of the planned introduction of the Overture supersonic airliner, expected to make its own first flight in 2025.


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