Boom Supersonic and Collins Aerospace sign expanded agreement for major aircraft systems for overture

Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, optimised for speed, safety and sustainability, announced at the Farnborough International Airshow an agreement with Collins Aerospace on the Overture programme.

Carrying 65–80 passengers at twice the speed of today’s airliners and running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Overture will fly Mach 1.7 over water with a range of 4,250 nautical miles.

The new agreement

Under the new agreement between the two companies, Collins will assist Boom in the evaluation and development of major aircraft systems and components for Overture.

Engineers at Collins and Boom will perform aerodynamic analysis to evaluate Overture’s Ice Protection System, the system that prevents the formation of ice on the aircraft during flight. Boom will also work with Collins to assess Air Data System architectures that meet Overture’s field performance and range requirements.

Leverages the deep expertise

This agreement leverages the deep expertise and scale of Collins as Boom ramps up for Overture production

“We are thrilled to be expanding our collaboration with Collins to develop key components for Overture,” said Kathy Savitt, Boom’s President.

“This agreement leverages the deep expertise and scale of Collins as we ramp up for Overture production and together we will work toward an aircraft that is fast, safe and sustainable.”

Successful collaboration

The expanded joint effort with Collins builds upon several years of successful collaboration aimed at improving propulsion system performance and minimising aircraft noise on Overture.

Collins and Boom have worked together to develop inlet, nozzle and exhaust system technologies to facilitate the net-zero carbon operation of Overture.

Authority comment

"Collins is capitalising on decades of experience to provide key technologies for Overture that will play an integral role in making sustainable supersonic flight a reality for passengers," said Colin Mahoney, president, Customer & Account Management for Collins Aerospace.

Overture’s refined design

Boom unveiled Overture’s refined design, combining a number of engineering innovations in aerodynamics, noise reduction and performance at the Farnborough International Airshow.

Boom also announced that it would collaborate with Northrop Grumman to offer a special mission variant of Overture to government and military customers. The first Overture aircraft is on track to roll out in 2025, fly in 2026 and carry its first passengers by 2029.