Which US Major Could Order This?

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03-24-2017 | 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes

45 seats....lol

Super Cruise doesn't scale, that's as big as they will ever get. That's why I said these will wind up at the regionals.

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.

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.):

How's that saying go? A fool and his money are soon parted?

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 | 08:31 AM

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Just think, you could totally do JFK-LHR out and backs

Thing has three engines, and seats 45.

03-25-2017 | 08:53 AM

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This could have a niche market for the super rich as a private jet and maybe the middle eastern carriers where turning a profit is of little concern.

03-25-2017 | 08:58 AM

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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 | 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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Didn't Braniff operate a few?

03-25-2017 | 10:39 AM

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Airlines only care about profits. The economics don't fly. Concorde has a better chance of coming back in limited charter service.

The economics of the 50 seaters don't work, yet here we are. But, I agree, if these are bought, they would be at someplace like Delta private jets as a niche item for charter, or diamond medallion, etc. Airlines can bankrupt a contract carrier to get rid of dead weight, so no big deal.

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.

03-25-2017 | 11:09 AM

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The problem is the aircraft needs a 9000ft runway, and has a $200 million sticker price. No one would buy a business jet that can only go from a couple airports, expect a royal from the middle east.

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.