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Boom Overture

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Mach 1.7 (previously targeted Mach 2.2) supersonic business aircraft, development of XB-1 technology demonstrator. In development.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbojet, Turbofan
Application
Passenger large
Final assembly

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis + autoland
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Configuration & certification
Wing position
Low
Planform
Delta
Tail
Tailless
continued
Certification
Part 25
Minimum crew
2

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Boom Overture2016 / Supersonic airliner capable of carrying 64-80 passengers.
Boom XB-12020 / 2024Prototype and technology demonstrator variant, first supersonic flight and Boomless Cruise achieved in January 2025.

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