Originally Posted by
whlinder
In United's promo they very clearly mention SFO-NRT, but believe that with the official Boom redesign the range will fall under that, so SFO-NRT would have to stop somewhere or is no longer part of the operating target of the aircraft.
The speed and range reductions were announced at the time of the order so United knew it wasn't going to make it to NRT non-stop. At the time of United's order it was stated SFO-NRT in around 6 hours. That time seems to include a fuel stop in Anchorage.
Originally Posted by
whlinder
Not having an engine developer is also kind of a big deal.
Yes.
Last edited by Mr.Nuke; Aug 17, 2022 at 2:56 pm