Boom Supersonic
From Prototype to Passenger Jet | How XB-1 Will Pave the Way for Overture
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XB-1 proves what’s possible.
Overture will change the future.
Hear former Concorde Chief Pilot Mike Bannister explain how Overture is poised to carry supersonic flight into a new era.
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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6 supersonic runs
History made
Every curve, contour, and component of Overture is designed to bring supersonic travel back—better than ever.
From boomless cruise for overland routes to precision manufacturing happening in-house at Boom, Overture is built to lead. Because speed alone isn’t enough.
To redefine air travel, you need:
✅ Breakthrough engineering
✅ Smart partnerships
✅ A foundation in sustainability
✅ A team that’s already building the future
This is supersonic, by design.
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Vertical integration means more speed, more control, and real progress—every day.
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Every flight path. Every window. Every system. Purpose-built for a world that moves faster than ever, and deserves an aircraft that can keep up.
See the first in our new series of Overture concept renders and discover how supersonic is coming back to the skies.
#SupersonicIsComing
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl joins Limitless to share:
📊 Overture’s 10% efficiency lift over Concorde
💼 Why business travel is the ideal first market
🚀 The roadmap to a scalable, investable future in high-speed flight
Discover how innovation, fuel efficiency, and market strategy are paving the way for the next era of faster air travel.
🎧 Full episode: bit.ly/3GUIfRp
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl explains how outdated regulation—not a lack of technology—stalled progress for decades.
In this clip from the Limitless podcast, Blake shares how Boom is building Overture to make supersonic travel viable, scalable, and sustainable.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Watch the Boom team blend snack jokes with serious engine work.
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From the runway to Mach 1, Mike shares what was going through his mind as XB-1 made history:
“Mentally, I’m in the cockpit with Geppetto”
This was more than just a milestone. It was the legacy of supersonic flight carried forward, and a leap toward a future of fast, efficient travel for generations to come.
🎥 Watch the clip and relive the moment XB-1 entered the supersonic era.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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The Mazak Quick Turn 450MY lathe enables us to shape large metal rods into aerospace-grade components with micron-level precision. It’s another step toward building Symphony, our engine for sustainable supersonic travel.
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The arrival of the Mazak Quick Turn 450MY lathe marks the beginning of in-house manufacturing to support Symphony, our engine for sustainable supersonic flight.
This is just the first of many machines that will help Boom shape the future of aerospace—one cut at a time.
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This process uses laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) to produce high-precision, high-performance components layer by layer.
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“My proudest moment is when I hosted the inaugural pre-flight pickleball.”—Christian Held, Flight Test Engineer, Electrical Power System
The day before every test flight, the XB-1 team kicked things off with a no-mercy game of pickleball—a tradition that has snowballed into legend.
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Geppetto’s milestone flight marked the start of a new era in sustainable high-speed travel.
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“The coolest part about working on XB-1, to me, is being able to see the full design lifecycle of the aircraft.”—Jonathan (Jon) Young, Fuel System Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Four words every test pilot dreams of hearing.
This is the unforgettable moment Boom’s Chief Test Pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg got the clearance to push XB-1 past Mach 1—captured during XB-1’s historic first supersonic flight over the Mojave Desert.
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“I came to Boom because I wanted to work on something that was groundbreaking and would make a difference in the world.”—Adam Hugunine, Systems Flight Test Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“One of my favorite moments on the program so far was finally going fast enough that Geppetto had to push the throttles forward into afterburner.”—Adam Whitmarsh Loads & Dynamics Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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XB-1’s homecoming marks the end of an ambitious chapter in supersonic aviation, showcasing the progress and promise of faster flight. While XB-1 takes its final bow, Boom’s pursuit of sustainable supersonic travel continues with Overture, the world’s fastest airliner in development.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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After completing its historic flight test program, Boom’s XB-1 demonstrator is ready for one last move—marking the end of a groundbreaking chapter in aviation history.
From Mojave to Denver, and from concept to supersonic, XB-1 has paved the way for the return of faster flight.
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Built to prove key technologies for Overture, XB-1 has paved the way for the return of commercial supersonic travel. Her homecoming is not the end—it’s the transition to the next era of faster, sustainable flight.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Boomless Cruise occurs under specific atmospheric conditions that allow shockwaves to refract away from the ground, meaning people below hear no boom at all. This breakthrough makes supersonic travel over land a reality with Overture, Boom’s next-generation airliner.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Go behind the scenes of the XB-1 livestream with Boom’s Ruslan Pshichenko as he explains how we safely installed a Starlink antenna in the backseat of a T-38 chase plane to capture live, in-flight footage of XB-1.
This is what it takes to bring viewers along for the ride at supersonic speed.
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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Flight 13 focused on assessing aircraft performance above Mach 1 and capturing specialized acoustic and visual data—collected in partnership with NASA—including sonic boom recordings and schlieren imagery.
✈️ Explore XB-1’s full flight test journey: boomsupersonic.com/flyby/xb-1-live-blog-flight-test-program#flight-13
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“One of my favorite things about Boom is that we’re bringing new competition to a stagnant industry, and we’re hoping to lead with speed.”—Alexander Hatton, Control Room Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“The landing gear is made of an exotic material called AirMet 100 (a specialty alloy), and we had to figure out how to make our own welding rod. We designed, developed, and manufactured the welding rod and then welded the landing gear.”—Kevin Witte, Flight Test Technician
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“It was a difficult process, but it was an amazing process. Everyone in my group is very happy, and very grateful, to have taken part in this aircraft program.”
—Mihalis Veletas, Lead Flight Sciences Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“One of my favorite moments on the program was when we deployed the drag chute for the first time.”—Grace Lynch Mehl, Flight Control Systems Mechanical Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“One of the most memorable parts of this program was when we ran all three engines in max afterburner on the ground with no fuel pumps on.”—Steven Ripple, Systems Flight Test Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“I started as an intern back in college and got to see this airplane put together, which I’m incredibly proud of. During flight test, I’m the photographer in the back seat of the T-38. Capturing photos of XB-1 as it flies through the sky is definitely a highlight of my career.“—Ruslan Pshichenko, Flight Test Maintenance Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“The XB-1 team is unique and cool because of the team culture we have. We like to work hard but we also like to play hard—and play pickleball together.”—Chieri Kamada, Avionics Engineer (who plays pickleball with the XB-1 team the day before each test flight)
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“Working on the avionics team is interesting because our system interacts with all other systems on the aircraft. For XB-1, we’ve had the chance to write all the software in-hours ourselves.”—Jason Reicheneker, XB-1 Software Lead
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“I cherish so many things about this experience. First, even though I come from another aerospace company with experience, I’ve learned a lot. Second, the tenacity of this incredible team.”—Marvin Mayen, Principal Stability and Control Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“XB-1 is unique because it's the first application bringing civilian supersonic transport back in a non-defense or military way.—Sydney Lewis, Flight Test Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“What excites me most is that our work is paving the way for the return of civil supersonic travel.”—Sorin Burlacu, Structural Analysis Lead Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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“One of the best moments in the program for me was seeing the landing gear come back down after the first time it went up.”—Clayton Fellman, Systems Engineer
About Boom Supersonic:
Boom is redefining commercial flight by bringing supersonic flight back to the skies with Overture, its supersonic airliner, and the engine that powers it, Symphony, the purpose-built turbofan for supersonic flight. ✈️⚡
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