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Rolls Royce Ends Boom Supersonic Partnership

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Re: Rolls Royce Ends Boom Supersonic Partnership

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Post by echelon »

keepquestioning wrote: post #14
topspin wrote: post #5

There are perhaps 3 companies on Earth that could conceivably provide engines for this application. RR was one of them. Where to now?

Couldn't SpaceX or Rocket Lab's engine be repurposed for this task?

Jets vs rockets:

Jets breathe atmospheric air for combustion because they operate in an atmosphere where oxygen is readily available for combustion. They have an air intake nozzle.

Rockets carry their own oxidizer because they must. They only have an exhaust nozzle.

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Post by topspin »

rjsw wrote: post #21
topspin wrote: post #5

There are perhaps 3 companies on Earth that could conceivably provide engines for this application. RR was one of them. Where to now?

Safran could probably make an engine for this as well.

Eh. Maybe. They haven't developed a clean sheet supersonic turbofan since the 80's. This Boom "Overture" thing is going to need an entirely new design for long duration super-cruise; Boom needs engine people with a lot of depth.

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Post by [deleted] »

purim wrote: post #26
trollied wrote: post #11

Just last month they were saying they'd be manufacturing the first aircraft in 2024. This company just looks like another huge investor scam at the moment.

Think I remember lot of comments here criticizing Boom being downvoted and flagged. Is Boom part of YC by any chance?

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Post by asciii »

trollied wrote: post #11

Just last month they were saying they'd be manufacturing the first aircraft in 2024. This company just looks like another huge investor scam at the moment.

Weird. This article states 2029 but their own site says 2024.

https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/post/its-about-time-for-a-b...

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Post by randtrain34 »

trollied wrote: post #11

Just last month they were saying they'd be manufacturing the first aircraft in 2024. This company just looks like another huge investor scam at the moment.

they've raised 250m, assuming they lose money at the current rate of 111m in H1, wouldn't they run out of money before then?

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Post by topspin »

keepquestioning wrote: post #32
adastra22 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those aren’t jet engines.

It's a pity there aren't more jet engine providers.

The last thing you want in your turbofans is a lot of variety. That's why everyone relies on a handful of producers.

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Post by daniel-cussen »

topspin wrote: post #20
cortesoft wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The answer is in the article... the remaining contenders are General Electric and Pratt & Whitney

Yeah, that's the other two. Supersonic jet engines are a rarified field. There are Russian "companies"... good luck getting that certified for Western commercial aviation.

Dude when the sanctions end the sanctions will really really end.

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Post by smachiz »

topspin wrote: post #5

There are perhaps 3 companies on Earth that could conceivably provide engines for this application. RR was one of them. Where to now?

There is no engine that will make economic sense for either the engine manufacturer or the airline operator based on the technology we have.

This was always a fools errand.

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