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01110011 09-08-2022 07:34 PM
Rolls Royce and Boom part ways
 
https://www.flightglobal.com/airfram...150111.article

rickair7777 09-08-2022 08:56 PM
Not good news. The other engine option (RR) died with aerion.

Margaritaville 09-09-2022 05:38 AM
Shocked! Shocked, I tell ya.

Boom is the aviation version of Enron and Theranos.

idlethrust 09-09-2022 01:28 PM
Originally Posted by Margaritaville (Post 3491957)
Shocked! Shocked, I tell ya.

Boom is the aviation version of Enron and Theranos.
Dam that’s disappointing. I was looking forward to doing an IAH turn out of Ewr on the boom jet. Down and back in 30 min 😂😂😂

TransWorld 09-09-2022 02:12 PM
Originally Posted by 01110011 (Post 3491809)
Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…

bonvoyage 09-09-2022 03:41 PM
Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3492305)
Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…
I heard Continental was assessing what type of engine they could offer

Pinchacabron 09-09-2022 03:46 PM
Originally Posted by bonvoyage (Post 3492340)
I heard Continental was assessing what type of engine they could offer
couple of GTSIO-520’s ought to get er done

well maybe more than a couple

avi8orco 09-09-2022 06:58 PM
Originally Posted by Pinchacabron (Post 3492348)
couple of GTSIO-520’s ought to get er done

well maybe more than a couple
heard it was Toyota…they found out the turbos on the 2JZ in the Supra we’re so big it could push it to Mach 2.

OOfff 09-10-2022 05:38 AM
Originally Posted by TransWorld (Post 3492305)
Has anyone heard of other engine suppliers that have expressed an interest? One would think…
which manufacturer do you think wants to spend billions developing an engine for a vaporware tech bro fever dream without even a planned use case?

Cyio 09-10-2022 05:46 AM
Originally Posted by OOfff (Post 3492569)
which manufacturer do you think wants to spend billions developing an engine for a vaporware tech bro fever dream without even a planned use case?
Didn't UA/AA order a few hundred of these things? I get what you're saying though and the article alluded to just that fact. It doesn't seem like this is a financially viable option in the future.


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