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In Pictures: Boom Supersonic Unveils Overture Superfactory in North Carolina

by thecosmicfrog on 6/18/24, 9:51 AM with 1 comments

• by JumpCrisscross on 6/18/24, 10:07 AM

  Apparently their XB-1 starts supersonic flights tests this year [1].

  Given their prototype just flew, isn’t staging for mass production premature? Is Overture even in prototype? (EDIT: Right, they haven’t built the engine yet [2]. Confused why this “superfactory” is a priority.)

  [1] https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/xb1-prepares-for-first-supe...

  [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_Symphony