[panick21]

Their sub-scale prototype was claimed to be ready in 2019 at one point. And as far as I know its still has not flown.

So as for the 'can they make it', I am very skeptical. Even assuming they can make it, can they make enough of them fast enough to actually be a return on investment.

Even assuming that, is the market large in-enough that a real manufacturing line is going to be possible?

Could the company exist maybe, will it be widely profitable, questionable.

In my opinion the coming revolution in Electric airplanes is going to be 100x more disruptive and with a much larger importunity for profit.

I don't think Musk competencies (Tesla, SpaceX) have any interest in Supersonic Jet engines. Musk himself has often talked about wanting to build a Supersonic Electric Jet for shorter domestic route. Something that could really fundamentally change the industry.

The competition for Boom from that direction is actually rocket power transport in the form of Starship.

[eaenki]

Rocket power transport it’s nonsense once you consider how much time the on boarding and outboarding is

[fragmede]

There are some technical details to work out, but 1 hour to anywhere in the world is feasible with a ballistic missile, and impossible to beat with a supersonic aircraft. Whether those details can be ironed out to provide it commerically remains to be seen, but ballistic missile technology was proven in the 1970s. The ridiculous part isn't because of how long it takes to get on and off a spaceship. Even if it took 3 hours to get on and three more to get off, 7 hours would still beat 17 hours in a plane going Sydney to London.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

But would it be comfortable?

edit: I meant 7 hours of which experience exactly compared to 17 hours of whatever class at whatever price per flight?

[panick21]

Well you have to get into planes or rockets, so that time is likely not that different. If its not worth it for rockets, its not worth it for supersonic flights either.