Boom Supersonic is determined to create the fastest passenger plane on the planet with its needle-nose Overture supersonic aircraft. Now, the company has announced that it will equip its Overture aircraft with a brand new turbo-fan propulsion system it calls the Symphony.Boom Supersonic partnered with three of the industry’s leading giants for the Symphony engine: Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, StandardAero, one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent providers of maintenance, repair and overhaul, and GE for design, manufacture and additives. additive
Boom announces Symphony engine
Blake Scholl, Founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, said: “Through the Symphony program, we can provide our customers with an economically and environmentally sustainable supersonic aircraft. “This combination is impossible to achieve with the current constraints of derivative engines and industry norms.”Overture’s customized propulsion system is intended to operate at net zero and fly relatively quietly for a supersonic jet, successfully passing the required noise level tests. Boom Supersonic plans to supply United Airlines with Overture jets for passenger flights while also collaborating with Northrop Grumman on a military jet for the US Department of Defense.
“The team at FTT has decades of history developing innovative, high-performance propulsion solutions,” said Stacey Rock, President of Florida Turbine Technologies, in the same announcement. Because most of the FTT engineers worked on the creation of the powerful F-119 and F-135 supersonic engines installed on the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Panther.
Boom Overture’s first flight is in 2027
Some of the special design features in Symphony’s visuals include a non-afterburner twin-spool, mid-bypass turbofan engine that generates an enormous 35,000lbs of thrust at takeoff and burns 100% sustainable aviation fuel. In addition, the passive-cooled high-pressure turbine and a single-stage fan designed for silent operation are among the remarkable details.Boom states that Symphony is currently in development, while Overture will be available in 2029. It is stated that the production of Overture will start in 2024 and the first flight test will be carried out in 2027.
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