[two_handfuls]

If Boom succeeds in making a supercruise engine that can stay supersonic without needing afterburners, then the military may be interested because that will be cheaper than their current engines that need afterburners and use more fuel.

[echoangle]

How is that special? The military already has the F-22 which can supercruise just fine. Or the Eurofighter if your military isn’t the USAF.

And also, fuel cost is probably the last concern of an Air Force. Maybe logistics of supplying fuel in an actual war is important, but I think the money for buying the fuel itself is basically zero compared to maintenance and getting the plane in the first place.

[actionfromafar]

F22 isn't produced and fuel is more about range than cost.

[dralley]

The point is they know how to do it and they have the designs. Supercruise is also more about the design of the whole system and not just the engines.

[two_handfuls]

Thank you, I did not know that.