Boom Supersonic breaks ground on N.C. Overture 'superfactory'
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Boom Supersonic in Denver announced that it had begun construction on the factory that will produce its Overture supersonic passenger jet.
The Overture Superfactory will be in Greensboro, N.C. and will be housed on a 62-acre campus at the Piedmont Triad International Airport. The factory will house the final assembly line, test facility, and customer delivery center for Boom's flagship airliner, Overture.
Late last year, Boom announced that it had selected Florida Turbine Technologies, a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., as its engine design team. FTT has leading supersonic engine design expertise, including key engineers among the team responsible for the design of the F-119 and F-135 supersonic engines that power the F-22 and F-35.
Boom also announced that it will be teaming with three industry leaders to develop Symphony including Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) for engine design, GE Additive for additive technology design consulting, and StandardAero for maintenance.
Symphony will be a bespoke design leveraging proven technologies and materials to achieve optimal supersonic performance and efficiency. Overture’s new propulsion system will operate at net zero carbon and meet Chapter 14 noise levels. When compared to derivative approaches, Symphony is expected to deliver a 25% increase in time on wing and lower engine maintenance costs, reducing overall airplane operating costs for airline customers by 10%.
In addition to commercial applications, Boom is working with Northrop Grumman for government and defense applications of Overture. Suppliers and partners collaborating with Boom on the Overture program include Collins Aerospace, Eaton, Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT), a business unit of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., GE Additive, Safran Landing Systems, StandardAero and the United States Air Force.
By 2032, Boom says it will hire more than 2,400 workers at the Superfactory, and recruiting is already underway. The company says it will install tooling, provided by Advanced Integration Technology (AIT), ahead of moving into the building and preparing the facility and staff for Overture production launch in 2024.
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