Which US Major Could Order This?
03-24-2017, 07:24 PM
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It absolutely won't fly.
Although the Concorde was cool, it was financially a huge mess.
This plane will not fly. This whole thing looks to me like a way to weasel some bucks from investors with cool graphics and abscond.
It absolutely won't fly.
Although the Concorde was cool, it was financially a huge mess.
This plane will not fly. This whole thing looks to me like a way to weasel some bucks from investors with cool graphics and abscond.
03-25-2017, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by David Puddy
For the naysayers, BOOM just received $33 million in funding for their first test airplane (smaller than actual to test the design, etc.):
I congratulate Boom on getting folks to pony up some cash. But that has absolutely no bearing on them actually fielding an aircraft. Lots of VC firms have lost a lot of money over the years betting on something they thought was going to be the new hotness.
03-25-2017, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiskeyDelta
US carriers never bit on the Concorde so I don't see anyone stateside ordering them until/if the concept is proven with years a successful service.
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03-25-2017, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by No Land 3
Airlines only care about profits. The economics don't fly. Concorde has a better chance of coming back in limited charter service.
03-25-2017, 10:57 AM
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33 million probably is a small fraction of the money needed for R&D of something like this. Doubt it ever flies.
One if the big corporate jet makers would make a supersonic business jet if they thought it would sell, yet they haven't.
One if the big corporate jet makers would make a supersonic business jet if they thought it would sell, yet they haven't.
03-25-2017, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueMoon
33 million probably is a small fraction of the money needed for R&D of something like this. Doubt it ever flies.
One if the big corporate jet makers would make a supersonic business jet if they thought it would sell, yet they haven't.
One if the big corporate jet makers would make a supersonic business jet if they thought it would sell, yet they haven't.
You can have 100 737's, or 10 of these boom jets. This makes them only viable as a lease to an airline for advertising purposes. This was the only value the Concorde had.
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