Boom intends for Overture to fly at Mach 1.7, or just over 1,300 mph. For comparison, Concorde flew at Mach 2. But unlike Concorde, Overture is designed to run on 100 percent SAF.

Boom’s New Overture Jet Will Use a Quiet, Low-Emission Supersonic Engine to Hit 1,300 MPH The Symphony engine will be key to the aircraft's success. Modified on December 16, 2022 , Published on ...

The jet entered the supersonic corridor and accelerated to Mach 1.05 (805 miles per hour), which broke the sound barrier for the first time. However, it did not just happen once.

Overture jet (Courtesy of Boom Supersonic) Overture Overture will be roughly three times the size of XB-1, and it's planned to carry 64-80 passengers on intercontinental flights at speeds of up to ...

MOJAVE, Calif. and DENVER, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, Overture, today announced the successful first supersonic flight of ...

Boom’s success with XB-1 paves the way for greater heights with the planned Overture aircraft. With XB-1, Boom aimed to prove that independently-built supersonic flight is possible and to test ...

Construction was completed last year on Boom’s Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina. It’s been designed to scale to produce 66 Overture aircraft per year. For more CNN news and ...

Boom now has more than 600 different routes across the world planned for Overture. Building connections “We are really focused on connecting people,” says Savitt.

The aircraft, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, accelerated to Mach 1.1 for the first time (around 844 miles per hour / 1,358 kilometers per hour) — 10% ...