Article Exaggerates Speed Of Boom Supersonic Jet
Dear Editor,
The article entitled “Boom Supersonic Announces That All Its Planes Will Be Green” misstates a few facts regarding the Boom Supersonic Airliner Program. First, the Overture Aircraft in development will not be the fastest commercial airliner in history as claimed in the article. On paper this plane will fly at Mach 1.7. The Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde flew at Mach 2. So even if Boom pulls this audacious plan off, it will not break the absolute speed record for commercial flight.
Secondly, the article claims the Overture would be able to fly from Atlanta to Seoul in 7 hours, instead of the 14 hours subsonic airliners take. The Overture absolutely will not be able to do this. With a published range of 4888 miles, it’s more than 2000 miles short of spanning that distance. Furthermore, the overture can’t fly supersonically over land due to an express ban on supersonic flights over land. This rule has not changed.
Finally, for a long time to come, sustainable aviation fuels warrant quite a bit of skepticism – but that’s at least a subjective discussion. The facts stated above are not subjective at all.
Nate Chaffetz
Dead right, Mr Chaffetz. It’s amusing to watch all the hype about these fantastic new airliners – even if they can’t quite match British Aircraft Corporation’s Concorde of 50 years ago…
It will surprise me if Boom Supersonic ever produces a single passenger carrying aircraft. My former employer will be quite disappointed, because they have ordered a bunch of these planes. Hopefully, it will be a tremendous success.
Boom Supersonic? Guess what, this is just more fake news! General Aviation is prohibited from flying supersonic over the Continental United States!
Jim Donaldson
I notice there has been little inquired about and reported on by all our local news media on just what the process is about at the Toyota Battery Plant. My understanding is an “Assembly Plant”. I am curious if the general public is aware that it takes 250 Tons of earth to make one battery. That equals 250 of those Extra Large 1 Ton Hauling trucks we see working on either side of Bryan Blvd. Does it come in via train, boat, where are the material’s from? Where are these batteries after expiration “dumped”? Will the Triad be a holding place for the old dead batteries? If so where? What business’ are also setting up nearby for support of the Toyota Plant? Are they manufacturing plants for parts of the components to be assembled inside the Toyota battery plant?
All valid points, Lynne. These EV’s are not as environmentally friendly as the ecoterrorist movement would have us all believe.
Not to mention that all EVs have to be charged by something that produces electricity and that power has to come from a plant fueled by something. No energy production is carbon free
ecoterriorists? Like the big oil companies that fund the anti-climate change propaganda? Odd, I didn’t think they were into EVs?
Oh wait….you have been suckered by their propaganda. Duh. Of course, you don’t trust science. Your Sheppard told you ‘science bad’ so like a good sheep you keep your head in the sand.
At least mines in the sand and not up my a$$ like yours chris
LOL !
Oh, good one, Rebel.