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If you think this a failed project that has had a successful first test flight of their demonstrator is that, you need to re-evalute your definition of failed project. They're a start-up daring to do something new - you should be congratulating them, not criticising just because you lack facts and figures. What "small company"? They have partnership contracts with some tier one suppliers that are working with Boeing and Airbus. Not a "drone company" as you so claim? Boom has 150 orders that they will deliver. They have a nearly-built factory ready to manufacture Overture soon. They are under a NASA contract and have DOD and government interest. If it failed, I don't think that'd be happy days for the CEO. I don't think worldwide airlines and Boom would agree something like 1 dollar for PR. XB-1 was built for the ground up and is capable of supersonic flight. It's going at low speeds as it's the first flight test where they actually have to test the hardware and software works in the air together. That's not rocket science. RR refused to work with them because they're scared of what happened with Concorde; that's all it is. If you think this is failed just because your favourite engine company, which hasn't been doing too well in recent years, isn't working with Boom classes it as a failure then look at Symphony - and again - it's suppliers. If you think this is PR, you need to get your head out the gutter. Blake is a passionate av geek with a dream and a team of excellent companies, investors and employees behind him who share the same dream. If you want some hyper energetic all-talk company, go to Hermeus.

​@@BenGodot I think a lot of the pessimism behind this company stems from the constantly missed/slipping deadlines, and the fact that they seem to be completely unwilling to re-evaluate their timelines so that it stops happening. When you look on their FAQ, they say that the first overture is expected to roll off of the line in 2026, have its first flight in 27, and have a type certification in 29. That's absolutely ridiculous, considering that it took them more than 3 years between rollout and first flight of their demonstrator (especially considering their estimated first flight for XB-1 was sometime in 2021 after the Oct. 2020 rollout). They know from experience that their deadlines are completely unrealistic - it screams "we know that we'll never achieve this when we say we expect to, but if we push the timeline back no one will invest in us". By the way, back in 2017 the flight tests for XB-1 were slated for 2018, so they're only 6 years past their original deadline. Another way they seriously over-promised was on the capability of the aircraft. The XB-1 went from a 2-seater to a single seater. The Overture went from a 3 engine aircraft cruising at Mach 2.2, to a 4 engine aircraft at Mach 1.7 - that doesn't exactly inspire confidence. "You said you could deliver me X in C amount of time. Now you say you can do Y in D amount of time. How do I know that the product and timeline aren't going to change (for the worse) again in the future?"

@@SauerkrautIsGood How is any of that completely unrealistic? They were an ambitious start-up back then and have now levelled out what they want to do and have since stuck to it. The superfactory is nearly built and they're working with NASA and the FAA for getting supersonic back to mainstream. Their deadlines are completely realistic, and 2020 I don't blame them, nobody could do anything during the pandemic. It's clear they're not a fraudulent company and this is something they are actively working on. They've clearly evaluated and realised XB-1 does not need to be two-seater, and it doesn't. You forget once Overture rolls out, they'll actively work on a next version which will most likely be even faster than the previous product. Mach 1.7 is realistic in comparison to Mach 2.2. They've clearly got set deadlines now and are sticking to them now. Ye have little faith.

@BenGodot I'm extremely confident that when I come back to this comment chain in 3 years, the first Overture will not yet have been completed. To think that ANYONE could have built this aircraft with an engine that doesn't exist yet within 3 years is ridiculous.

@@SauerkrautIsGood You do realise they have loads of Tier One suppliers gearing up for production?