President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil, marking a major policy shift that occurred just weeks after lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation with the same aim. The order instructs the FAA to end the overland supersonic ban and create noise-based certification standards, allowing faster-than-sound travel as long as no audible sonic boom reaches the ground.“The reality is that Americans should be able to fly from New York to LA in under four hours,” Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters Friday.
Relevant to this thread.QuotePresident Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the 52-year ban on supersonic flight over U.S. soil, marking a major policy shift that occurred just weeks after lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation with the same aim. The order instructs the FAA to end the overland supersonic ban and create noise-based certification standards, allowing faster-than-sound travel as long as no audible sonic boom reaches the ground.“The reality is that Americans should be able to fly from New York to LA in under four hours,” Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters Friday.https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/06/trump-fast-tracks-supersonic-travel-amid-spate-of-flight-related-executive-orders/
Breaking the sound barrier, again. Today, @realDonaldTrump issued an executive order that effectively lifts the 52-year ban on civil supersonic flight over land in the U.S. It directs the FAA to repeal the supersonic speed limit as long as aircraft don’t produce an audible sonic boom on the ground.Thank you, President Trump, for unlocking the future of faster and quieter travel.
Oct 11, 2025The Supersonic Dream is Back! In this episode, we visit Boom Supersonic’s headquarters to explore the XB-1, the first independently developed supersonic jet — and the testbed for Overture, a full-size commercial airliner that will let passengers fly faster than the speed of sound.We sit down with Boom’s chief engineers and test pilots to learn how they’re designing the future of flight — from advanced composite fuselages and external vision systems to Symphony, their in-house-built jet engine ready for sustainable aviation fuel.
00:00 - Intro00:38 - The Goal For XB100:57 - Overture vs Concorde02:24 - Challenges that Carry Over03:11 - Vertical Integration03:41 - Lessons Learned In XB105:41 - Supersonic Inlit Problem06:26 - Home Made Engine09:04 - The Iron Bird09:48 - Cabin Vision10:54 - Regulations11:19 - Boomless Cruise11:52 - The Simulators
Boom Founder and CEO Blake Scholl on Supersonic Travel | UP.Summit 2025
Oct 28, 2025At Up.Summit 2025, Founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared Boom’s mission to revive supersonic flight. After breaking the sound barrier with XB-1, our team is building Symphony, the engine that will power Overture.
Superpower is Boom’s 42-megawatt natural gas turbine built to power AI data centers. The same supersonic technology drives both the Superpower turbine and Boom’s Symphony jet engine: an all-new engine core designed for sustained and efficient high power output, even in challenging thermal conditions.
Crusoe will buy 29 of Boom’s 42-megawatt turbines for $1.25 billion to generate 1.21 gigawatts for its data centers. Boom said it will announce more details about a turbine factory next year, with first deliveries occurring in 2027.[...]Profits from the sale of Superpower units will go toward funding continued development of the company’s Overture supersonic aircraft, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl told TechCrunch.
Baker Hughes announced Tuesday an award to supply 25 BRUSH Power Generation electric generators, along with Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVRs) and cubicles to Boom Supersonic. These specialized generators will be paired with Boom’s innovative 42 megawatt (MW) Superpower natural gas turbines to deliver highly efficient and reliable electricity for advanced AI data centers.Building on a prior agreement signed in 2025 for six BRUSH Power Generation electric generators, these units will collectively deliver 1.21 gigawatts (GW) of onsite electricity capacity for Boom’s anchor customer, Crusoe. Boom’s Superpower natural gas turbine, derived from its supersonic engine core design originally developed for supersonic flight and now being applied for the AI data center industry, leverages its sustained, efficient high-power output. Paired with Baker Hughes’ BRUSH™ Power Generation 2-pole DAX 7 air-cooled generators, the combined units will provide flexible, reliable baseload power essential to the data centers required for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.[...]BRUSH™ Power Generation DAX generators are 2-pole, air-cooled units renowned for their high efficiency, flexibility, and lower total cost of ownership. These units are specifically engineered to meet demanding operational requirements, with a proven track record from over 3,500 active installations worldwide. Including six generators already on order, Boom has now placed firm orders for 31 generators totaling 1.3GW, with deliveries starting mid 2026 through 2028.
Dec 28, 2025 #boomsupersonic #ai #aritificialintelligenceAI is turning to supersonic jet engines to power its sprawling data centers. We talked to the company making these engines to learn about the symbiotic relationship between supersonic travel and AI.0:00 AI’s Power Problem0:15 Boom’s Supersonic Vision1:00 When AI Meets Supersonic1:20 Heat, Water, and Texas2:04 Superpower vs. Symphony3:20 The Fossil Fuel Question4:07 A Bridge to Supersonic Flight4:26 What Comes Next4:37 Would You Fly Supersonic?
Another video article on using their engines to generate electricity. Not a new technologysnip...
