It's still a supersonic jet, just not the one you want. What is essentially a privately-built supersonic fighter jet is still impressive, but how much more investment will they need for the full size passenger version?
It's interesting they're going with a scaled-down model instead of a full-scale testbed. The article seems to incidate they're wanting to go from the scaled-down model as a PoC, then onto an actual airline that JAL want's to fly. I'd think they'd need a full-sized PoC first...
> “They want to enjoy a first-mover advantage in supersonic and have invested 10 million dollars.”
That's chump change for an airline. Doesn't really signal strong support or anything - more of a curiosity I think. A Boeing 737-800 costs around $100 million, for comparison.
[1] https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/3300/why-havent...
An airfoil is an airfoil.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremybogaisky/2019/01/04/boom-...
So yeah it’s gonna take a lot more money. I hope they get it!
From the article, it sounds like that's just the cost of development. They're going to need a hefty chunk on top of that for lobbying.
And the EPA doesn't curb-stomp them.