More vapourware or should that be trails?

[MoreAviation]

Interesting to note that the bearded wonder has, as always, seen the potential to publicise the Virgin brand by signing a letter of intent (not an option) on this aircraft!

http://www.flyingmag.com/boom-supersoni ... NjE2NDYwS0

There has been a lot of talk of supersonic airplanes of late, with Aerion developing a Mach 1.5 bizjet and NASA working on new technologies to make supersonic flight quieter. Now a new supersonic commercial passenger jet named Boom is emerging. The Denver-based team is targeting a top speed of Mach 2.2, Mach 0.2 faster than the Concorde, at a passenger price point similar to current business class airline tickets.

The supersonic airplane is in the early stages of development, with a targeted first flight at the end of next year. Boom says the initial flight testing is scheduled to take place at the Centennial Airport (KAPA) while supersonic testing will be conducted at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The team is led by Blake Scholl, a tech whiz who developed marketing automation for Amazon and started Kima Labs, a mobile technology company that was bought by Groupon. A private pilot, Scholl founded Boom along with software engineer and entrepreneur Josh Krall and Joe Wilding, who was the chief engineer of the Adam A700 jet and has been involved in the development of several other airplanes.

The three co-founders have amassed a team of professionals with previous work experience at companies such as Pratt & Whitney, Gulfstream, Boeing, NASA, Scaled Composites and Icon.

According to Fortune, Virgin is also involved in the project, having signed up for options for 10 Boom aircraft for Virgin Atlantic and offering help with the development and testing through Virgin Galactic. Fortune also reported that another unnamed airline has signed a letter of intent for 15 aircraft, bringing the total backlog to a booming $5 billion.

[Tom Joad]

Smart looking design, can't help but think Baldrick must have been on the naming committee though!

[Capetonian]

'Boom' in Afrikaans means a tree.
It's also used as the slang word for 'grass' as in marijuana/weed. (At least I think it is .... I am not well versed in such matters.)

[Rwy in Sight]

(At least I think it is .... I am not well versed in such matters.)

Really loved it - the smartest statement I read in a long time.

[OFSO]

Are you not confusing "Boom" (the sound of the aircraft penetrating something, possibly the sound barrier) with "Bong" (the sound made when the undercarriage downlocks fail) - and also something used to smoke da weed ?

[Slasher]

If a high end Viet prostitute ring bought one for the transport of their girls they could call it Boom Boom.