Boom Backed by Billionaires to Revive Supersonic Flight
Boom is proud to be backed by a number of billionaires. Without their investment, humanity would have no shot at flying supersonic again.
Successfully Machining Complex Jet Engine Vanes in 17‑4 Stainless
By popular account, jet engine vanes are nearly impossible to make. It took some iteration, and we are now having success machining stage 1/2 variable guide vanes out of 17-4 stainless steel—with exceptionally tight tolerances.
Billionaires Earn Pride Through Hard Work, Not Luck
Billionaires should be openly proud of what they’ve built. Bravo @JTLonsdale It requires hard work and talent. Stop calling it luck. It’s not, not fundamentally.
Raise Kids Early to Inspire Future Makers
If you're building real things—as an engineer, entrepreneur, technician—consider having more children earlier than you thought. Your children will have the irreplaceable inspiring experience of growing up with parents who do things and make things. More👇 https://t.co/9ATcSSwJjW
Kids Are Joy; You Can Balance Family and Career
I had three kids under 24 months when I founded @boomsupersonic. And I didn’t have a supportive partner. Kids are a joy not a burden—even under difficult circumstances. You can have a family and an ambitious career—particularly if you choose your...
Supersonic Flights Demand Superior Wi‑Fi for Awake Travelers
Contrary to popular belief, great wifi is even more important on supersonic flights. People (try to) sleep through today's long subsonic redeyes. When these flights shift to faster daytime flights, passengers will want to be awake and connected.
Balanced Budget and 5% Surplus Eradicates Inflation
Balance the budget now and then establish a 5% surplus so we can start paying down this monstrosity. Inflation will instantly disappear when we do this.
Behind the Camera: Guess the Turbine Component
Filming the inaugural episode of Boom Turbine Tuesdays. Trivia question: what’s that part behind us? https://t.co/k8UnHf04Hx
Capitalism's Cycle: Failures Thrive Without Bailouts
It's sad but ok when a business fails—and it's good that POTUS didn't go through with a bailout. Capitalism garbage collects the losers and redirects resources to the winners. Spirit airplanes will be reborn before too long in someone else's...
Boom Engineers Unveil AI-Powered DAQ-in-a-Box
During Innovation Week, a couple Boom engineers made DAQ in a Box: an AI-enabled data acquisition system. And their demo was epic. https://t.co/6Em7TEbkTi
When Machines Pass Turing, Humans Fall Behind
Feels like we are approaching a new era of AI where machines pass the Turing Test but humans don’t.
Overture: Simultaneous Inside‑Out, Outside‑In Aircraft Design
Most of the team is working the engine, while a few are working ahead on the Overture airplane. Overture is the first airplane (at least in recent memory) designed from the inside out and outside in simultaneously. So making a...
WSJ Clarifies Who the Alleged Assassin Targeted
I am glad we still have @WSJ to help us figure out hard things like who the would-be Presidential assassin was targeting. https://t.co/Ey6PE5RopC
Dedicated AV Lanes Boost Traffic Flow and Cut Latency
Once self-driving cars are sufficiently deployed, we can create dedicated lanes for them with higher speed limits and closer following distances between cars. This will both improve throughput and reduce latency.
Billionaire by Inventing Supersonic Flight, Still Faces Demands
If I ever manage to become a billionaire, it will be because I gave the world a gift of supersonic flight. And then dinguses like this will complain that somehow I owe the world something extra too.
Strong Culture Turns United Into Modern Amazon
United today is starting to remind me of OG Amazon. This is what happens when you build a strong culture.
Learn From America’s First Civil Supersonic Jet
Definitely don’t come to @reindsummit unless you want to be pilled by lessons learned building the first civil supersonic jet made in America. 🇺🇸
From Parts to Power: XB-1 Mirrors Symphony Engine
Not that long ago, XB-1 was a bucket of parts—just like the Symphony engine is now. When you’re in the first pic you get to be in the second. https://t.co/db7DTz4CNL
Join the Race to Build the First Independent Supersonic Engine
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engine (assembly). It's not too late to be part of the team that builds the first independently-developed supersonic jet engine. https://t.co/q4poeRykcH
Rebar Foundations Signal America's Reindustrialization Surge
Lurking just below the surface of American reindustrialization: lots of rebar. This is the reinforced steel and concrete foundation for our supersonic engine test stand. https://t.co/knML6ytjhc
Teach Kids to Try AI Before Asking for Help
In my house, when kids ask me for help I ask them what they’ve already tried with AI. Bad parents be like 👇 https://t.co/EhlNH7KIGN
Stopping Routine Projects Sparks Unprecedented Rapid Innovation
Today is Innovation Week Demo Day at Boom Last week we stopped all regularly scheduled projects and everyone worked in small teams to build whatever they thought most important. The result is unhinged. I’ve never seen this pace of good, important work....
Blue Shows Resilience, Will Return Stronger After Setback
Space is tough, and Blue is showing they can do tough things despite today’s setback. Cheering for the team that will learn from this and come back stronger.
YC Set to Win AI Boom by Scaling Founders
1/ In the AI/robotics revolution, the biggest winner is actually going to be @ycombinator—because the world is about to need 100x more founders. And YC creates great founders at scale. Sounds weird but hear me out for a hot second 🧵👇
Deflation: Tech’s Gift, Not an Economic Threat
Deflation is not a bad thing. We’ve had it for decades in technology, and it’s a massive good, sort of a gift from the economy to everyone who has dollars, in proportion to their number of dollars.
AI May Boost, Not Cut, Software Engineer Demand
Unpopular opinion: AI will not reduce net employment, might actually increase it. To wit: AI-enabled coding increases Boom’s demand for software engineers. Because AI enables everyone to code, we now need more people to ensure architecture foundation is solid.
Afterburners: Just Add Fuel to Exhaust
Was talking with a friend recently about Overture's lack of afterburners Me: I wish burners made sense—flames out the back are epic Friend: Just pipe some extra fuel into the jet exhaust and burn it? Me: Congrats, you just re-invented afterburners
Our Turbine Strategy Is a Boomerang, Not a Pivot
ICYMI: We made our most recent investor update video public, sans financials. Featuring a tour of our engine R&D shop and why our turbine strategy is a 'boomerang' not a 'pivot.' https://t.co/QP7vRI2PAW
Arran Rice Perfectly Captures Boom Story & Strategy
Arran Rice nailed the Boom story and our strategy for Overture and Superpower. One of the best videos I’ve seen on our work. https://t.co/Rh1lYzRDr0
Iran's Strait Actions Signal Rising Future Costs
If Iran is tolling the Strait and taking on Chinese weapons, the job is not done and must be finished. The price might be high now—but it will only be higher later.
Going Crazy? I'd
If I ever lose my marbles, I’m hotwiring XB-1 and going out with a boom. https://t.co/w3DTUTYehg
Turning Hard Engineering Into Fun Innovation
Our motto at Boom is: This is Hard. This is Fun. Supersonic jets and power turbines are the hard. This is the fun part. https://t.co/2koyg7SwDW
All Aircraft Must Use ADS‑B for Collision Safety
Every airplane should have ADSB in and out for collision avoidance. Operating without this puts others at risk.
Boom Dedicates a Week to Company-Wide AI Coding
Next week is AI week at Boom. All regularly scheduled project work is stopped, the whole company codes. Demo day is a week from Monday. https://t.co/nMy264Ln6Q
Boom Shifts to Video Investor Updates During Engine Build
As we enter the build phase for our first engine, Boom is moving to video updates for our investors. Here is our most recent investor update (financial info redacted). Hint: there is an Easter egg 🥚 https://t.co/RyE1syw6Pn
Worst‑case Sonic Booms Differ
FWIW these kinds of trajectories are worst case sonic booms, very different from what are created by supersonic jets cruising at ~60,000’.
Pride in Building My Own Supersonic Engine Stand
There's no grin like the "I'm building the supersonic engine stand I designed" grin. If you want to be in the next version of this pic, https://t.co/QkgtLNyUcw https://t.co/PFpRTufh3C
United Leads U.S. Airlines in Starlink Adoption
United is adopting Starlink faster than any other major US airline. It's about to be legendarily good wifi. (This tweet posted at Mach 0.75 from previous-gen United wifi.)
Building Tech Empowers Kids with Problem‑solving
I watched this seminal video with one of my 12 y/o’s this morning, who is in the process of building his own phone Me: how does that video make you feel? Him: like I can change things, I can build things. Like...
Symphony Engine Outweighs Whole XB‑1 by 2,000 Lb
Supersonic engine design team. Fun fact: one Symphony engine weighs two thousand pounds more than the entire XB-1 https://t.co/3KqD6srNPA
Haters Misjudge SLS: Not That Old, Still Flexible
Haters be like: SLS is so old it was made before HD cameras, and so inflexible it can’t be upgraded.
SpaceX Could Secure Lunar Webcast, Rocket Free
At government rates, SpaceX could win the contract for a lunar webcast and throw in the rocket for free.
Artemis Repeats Apollo’s Uneconomic, Bureaucratic Moon Missteps
I'm genuinely excited to see America headed back to the Moon. But Artemis is a moondoggle and shows we haven't learned the deepest lessons of the Apollo era. Remember that Apollo did *not* result in durable progress in space. It marked...
Burt Rutan’s TED Talk Sparked Boom’s Mission
This 2004 TED talk by Burt Rutan was part of my inspiration for starting Boom. I remember showing this to friends in ~2010 and saying someone needed to do something about the problems Burt called out….
Boom Internships Out-Select Harvard, Prompting Student Dropout Offer
Today a Harvard student emailed offering to drop out if he had a Boom internship lined up. Fun fact: internships at Boom are statistically more selective than Harvard. https://t.co/cfmmUoWe1d
ADSB Mandatory: Delay Cost Lives, Act Now
Aircraft operating in civilian airspace need to be equipped with ADSB, which is a critical collision avoidance technology. Fixing this years ago would have saved lives. There is no excuse not to fix it now.
Boom Engine Stands Out Amid Claims of Uniqueness
Boom engine review today. Surprised how often I hear “we just did something no one has done before.” Remarkable engine, designed in a remarkable fashion. https://t.co/0cVuJ4YIFk
Air Travel Needs Lightweight Security Like Other Transit
A lot of people think it would be better if we had private security with TSA just setting standards. This is true, but misses the biggest opportunity. We deserve an air travel security system that is as lightweight as for...
Coastliner Captures United’s Nostalgic, Futuristic Flight Vision
"Coastliner" is an epically great name for @United's new airplane. It evokes the old, great age of flight—which is gradually getting rebuilt anew. I'm looking forward to flying on one of these.
Built a Supersonic Engine Test Stand? Snap a Selfie!
TFW you can take a selfie with the supersonic engine test stand you designed and built. If you want to be in the next pic like this, https://t.co/QkgtLNyUcw. https://t.co/0GJWnG4Gnc