Skip to content
NOWCAST WXII 12 News at 8 a.m. Saturday
Live Now
Advertisement

Boom Supersonic unveils new ‘symphony’ engine

Boom Supersonic unveils new ‘symphony’ engine
BUILT AT THAT FACILITY. JOSHUA. BOOM SUPERSONIC ANNOUNCED THEY’RE WORKING MULTIPLE COMPANIES TO DEVELOP A SUPERSONIC ENGINE WITH OF BEING ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE. BACK TO GE ADDITIVE WHICH IS PART OF JANUARY’S SPACE. THE STANDARD AERO WHICH IS THE BEST MAINTAINER OF ENGINES IN THE WORLD. SO WE ARE WE ARE SUPER PROUD OF THIS TEAM. BOOM SUPERSONIC SAYS SYMPHONY ENGINE IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST SUPERSONIC ENGINE IN THE WORLD. IT WILL BE BUILT AT A NEW MANUFACTURER IN FACILITY AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE COMPANY SAYS THE SYMPHONY ENGINE ALLOW FOR SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM FLIGHT AND ADVANCEMENT, USING CURRENT SUBSONIC ENGINES. WE SAID LET’S TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT WHAT A FRESH APPROACH WOULD BE. AND THE MORE WE UNDERSTOOD THE SUBSONIC WORLD. THE MORE WE REALIZED THAT THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING CAN BENEFIT AND BE WILLING TO THINK DIFFERENTLY. THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO THE OVERTURE AIRLINERS. THE COMPANY IS ALSO DEVELOPING WITH A SUPER FACTORY ALREADY BEING BUILT. THE GREENSBORO AREA. THE FACTORY ALONE EXPECTED TO BRING 2400 JOBS. BUT BOOM, SUPERSONIC. BLAKE SCHOLL SAYS IT’S TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW MANY JOBS THE SYMPHONY ENGINE WILL CREATE. I EXPECT THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY JOBS, BOTH ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE WELL AS ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE OR AS THE ENGINE AND MAINTAINING IT ALL AROUND THE WORLD. SHE’LL ALSO SAID IN BEGINNING THEY’RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON HIGH FLIGHT FOR PREMIUM PASSENGERS. THAT’S FIRST CLASS AND BUSINESS. BUT THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HAVE FLIGHT AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE FLIES. THE COMPANY PLANS TO START PRODUCTION IN 2024 AND THEY PLAN TO BE A CERTIFIED IN 2029. AND GREENSBO
Advertisement
Boom Supersonic unveils new ‘symphony’ engine
Boom Supersonic unveiled its new engine that will be used for the jets it plans to manufacture in Greensboro. The company made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The company has been in search of a partner to develop its carbon-neutral engine for the jets, and they've found three to assist in manufacture and design."To GE additive, which is part of JD aerospace, to standard aero, which is the best maintainer of engines in the world," said Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl. "So we are we are super proud of this team." The engine is called “symphony.” It will eliminate maintenance and costs by adding 25% more time to the wing. That means the engine can keep the plane flying for longer before it needs to come down from the air. The engine will also reduce costs of Supersonic flights by 10% which will benefit customers. They say it will be the first supersonic engine in the world, an advancement over current sub-sonic engines."We said, let's take a fresh look at what a fresh approach would be," Scholl said. "And the more we understood the subsonic world, the more we realized that there would be a significant benefit and being willing to think differently."It’s been less than a year since its first major announcement about building its manufacturing facility for the Supersonic passenger jet at the Piedmont International Airport. The company plans to invest $500 million and bring an estimated 2,400 jobs to the area. Construction has already begun on the plant. Scholl also said it's too early to determine how many jobs will be created by the Symphony Engine."I expect this to be a significant number of high-quality jobs," he said. "Both on the engineering side, as well as on the technical side for assembling the engine and then maintaining it all around the world."The goal is for production to start in 2024 and for its first jets in the air by 2029.

Boom Supersonic unveiled its new engine that will be used for the jets it plans to manufacture in Greensboro.

The company made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. The company has been in search of a partner to develop its carbon-neutral engine for the jets, and they've found three to assist in manufacture and design.

Advertisement

"To GE additive, which is part of JD aerospace, to standard aero, which is the best maintainer of engines in the world," said Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl. "So we are we are super proud of this team."

The engine is called “symphony.” It will eliminate maintenance and costs by adding 25% more time to the wing. That means the engine can keep the plane flying for longer before it needs to come down from the air. The engine will also reduce costs of Supersonic flights by 10% which will benefit customers. They say it will be the first supersonic engine in the world, an advancement over current sub-sonic engines.

"We said, let's take a fresh look at what a fresh approach would be," Scholl said. "And the more we understood the subsonic world, the more we realized that there would be a significant benefit and being willing to think differently."

It’s been less than a year since its first major announcement about building its manufacturing facility for the Supersonic passenger jet at the Piedmont International Airport.

The company plans to invest $500 million and bring an estimated 2,400 jobs to the area. Construction has already begun on the plant. Scholl also said it's too early to determine how many jobs will be created by the Symphony Engine.

"I expect this to be a significant number of high-quality jobs," he said. "Both on the engineering side, as well as on the technical side for assembling the engine and then maintaining it all around the world."

The goal is for production to start in 2024 and for its first jets in the air by 2029.

boom supersonic unveils new ‘symphony’ engine
Hearst Owned