Boom Supersonic’s SuperPower Jet Engine Is Real!

A couple of weeks ago I got to visit Boom's R&D facility in Colorado and I got a tour from CEO Blake Scholl, and I got to see the very first engine core in final assembly. This is a big deal the company spent a long time trying to convince Rolls Royce to develop an engine for the Overture supersonic airliner and in the end Rolls Royce stepped back. Now 3 years later the engine is about to start testing, but the near term plans don't have this powering airliners, instead it's first job will be as part of gas turbine power generation, a task that there's a large market for right now. Unfortunately, my camera person hurt his ankle the day before this, so the camera work is by me.... Source: