Boom Supersonic's Overture jet is pitched as a 60-passenger all-premium ride that cruises at Mach 1.7 while offering noticeably more headroom than Concorde, with a 6-foot-3-inch entry door and forward aisle heights topping 8 feet that taper to about 6-foot-2 at the back.
Flying Overture will be nicer than flying domestic first class—at 2x speed.
We have ~60 seats in a bigger space than Concorde had 100. Plus taller ceilings, a boarding door 10" taller (1" taller than a 737).
There will be a version with flatbeds for extra long flights too.
@bscholl Please tell me your cabin will be more roomy than the Concorde. Yes, it was fast, but not comfortable.
Scholl highlights taller doors and cathedral-like forward cabin space versus Concorde's famously tight fit, positioning the jet as competitive with or better than domestic first class on comfort.
Company targets deliveries around 2029 after initial flight and certification work, though exact seating layout, final pricing, and over-land sonic-boom rules remain open.
Many users expressed excitement about the Boom Overture as an innovative supersonic plane with more cabin space than Concorde, while a few questioned the roominess claims and noted the aircraft does not exist yet.
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@bscholl @agarwal Concorde was very short!
Flying Overture will be nicer than flying domestic first class—at 2x speed.
We have ~60 seats in a bigger space than Concorde had 100. Plus taller ceilings, a boarding door 10" taller (1" taller than a 737).
There will be a version with flatbeds for extra long flights too.
@bscholl I am so absolutely rooting for you guys! We should be super/post sonic. Should have been years ago. Thanks for driving this forward!
@bscholl One thing I hate about current seats is the upright position.
Is there any reason why the “upright” position couldn’t be naturally reclined, or the chair physically rolled back with the head of the front seat overlapping the feet or legs of the behind seat? // vs | |
@bscholl Will Overture be able to complete the Kessel Run is less than 12 parsecs?
@bscholl What kind of range are you looking at? I know its really impossible to say for sure yet, but it would be great to be able to transpac, from say, LA to Tokyo or Osaka.
@bscholl Domestic first class as a comparator is not a good benchmark
@bscholl @paulg .@bscholl, when will I be able to book these flights? Very eager!
@bscholl @paulg How long do you think it will take until supersonic is the norm, and affordable by the general population?
@bscholl @paulg So….2045?
@bscholl What is Overture's range? What would be a "Super long flight?"
@bscholl Can we have a dog friendly flight so I can visit Boca Grande with my dog 🐕 please 🙏
@RichardMccrar20 @bscholl no because everyone will complain about the sonic boom.
@EvanCull @fab47952 @RichardMccrar20 @bscholl Concord never said it wouldn’t boom.
@RobertDMellish @bscholl @paulg Oh yea, you’re right. Just because it will take a long time, I guess we shouldn’t do it
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@MarkStephevsbm @fab47952 @RichardMccrar20 @bscholl actually they did between water borne segments of the flight path, but they didn't want it anyway, standard economic geopolitics.
@MarkStephevsbm @fab47952 @RichardMccrar20 @bscholl you're missing the entire point.
@EvanCull @fab47952 @RichardMccrar20 @bscholl The company never claimed it wouldn’t boom
@bscholl I hope you do west coast flights. The only problem with the Concorde was NY only.
@bscholl Curious what a private jet variant would look like with these cabin specs.
@EvanCull @fab47952 @RichardMccrar20 @bscholl No I’m not. The overture is designed to not boom.