Boom Süpersonik
A Denver start-up that set out to bring back supersonic airline travel, flew its own small demonstrator through the sound barrier in 2025, and is now building the Overture.
Boom Supersonic: the company and the aircraft that made its name
A start-up with a Concorde dream
Boom Technology was founded in Denver on 26 September 2014 by Blake Scholl, Joe Wilding and Josh Krall. It went through Y Combinator in 2016 and raised money from venture funds and, in 2017, from Japan Airlines. By 2025 it had raised more than 600 million dollars. The aim was simple to state and hard to do: the first supersonic airliner since Concorde was retired in 2003. Early investors included Y Combinator, Sam Altman and Paul Graham.
XB-1 goes supersonic
First came a one-third-scale proof. The XB-1, a three-engined demonstrator with General Electric J85s, was rolled out in October 2020 and, after delays, flew on 22 March 2024 from Mojave. On 28 January 2025 it broke the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.122, the first privately funded aircraft to do so according to Boom. Its last flight on 10 February 2025 reached Mach 1.18. It was the aircraft’s twelfth test flight, and on the final one NASA captured Schlieren images of its shock waves.
Overture and the superfactory
The airliner is the Overture, a delta-winged jet for 60 to 80 passengers at Mach 1.7. Boom says it holds 130 orders and pre-orders, including from United, American and Japan Airlines. Its Overture Superfactory at Greensboro, North Carolina, was completed in June 2024, and Boom is designing its own Symphony engine, which also spawned a natural-gas turbine for data centres. In September 2026, however, the data-centre company Crusoe abandoned a 1.25 billion dollar order for those turbines.
Boom Supersonic in numbers
Şirket
- Kısacası
- Founded 2014
- Founded in Denver by Blake Scholl and two co-founders
- Headquarters in Centennial, Colorado
- Over 600 million dollars raised by 2025
Üretme
- En çok bilinen yönü
- XB-1 ve Overture
- XB-1 demonstrator: supersonic on 28 January 2025
- Overture: 60–80 seat Mach 1.7 airliner in development
- Symphony engine programme
Bugün
- Şimdi
- Developing Overture
- Overture Superfactory, Greensboro, completed 2024
- 130 Overture orders and pre-orders
Overture has not yet flown.
Sayılar
- Investment raised
- over 600 million dollars2025
- Overture orders and pre-orders
- 130
- XB-1 top speed
- Mach 1.182025
- Superfactory floor area
- 400,000 sq ft
Every notable Boom Supersonic aircraft
| Uçak | Rol | İlk uçuş | İnşa edildi | Durum | Not |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boom XB-1 | Supersonic demonstrator | 2024 | 1 | Emekli | First supersonic flight 28 January 2025; three GE J85 engines |
| Boom Overture | Supersonic airliner | In development; 60–80 seats, Mach 1.7, first flight planned for 2027 |
Where Boom Supersonic built, who led it, what it achieved
Fabrikalar
- Overture Superfactory · Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, North Carolina — Construction completed June 2024
- Symphony engine test site · Colorado Air and Space Port — Former Reaction Engines facility acquired April 2025
İnsanlar
- Blake Scholl · co-founder and CEO — Leads the company
Rekorlar ve ilkler
- XB-1: first privately funded aircraft to break the sound barrier, 28 January 2025, according to Boom
Boom Supersonic, year by year
Boom Technology founded in Denver
Joins the Y Combinator programme
Japan Airlines invests 10 million dollars
XB-1 rolled out
United Airlines agrees to buy 15 Overtures
American Airlines agrees to buy 20 Overtures
Symphony engine announced
XB-1 first flight from Mojave
Overture Superfactory completed in Greensboro
XB-1 breaks the sound barrier, reaching Mach 1.122
XB-1 final flight reaches Mach 1.18
Superpower gas turbine for data centres announced
Crusoe abandons its 1.25 billion dollar turbine order
Everything people ask about Boom Supersonic
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Doğrulama tarihi: 2026-10-03.