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		rvz on March 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boom announces successful flight of XB-1 demonstra... Great company building actual difficult technologies. What engine are they using this time in their supersonic aircrafts? Last time I checked, Rolls-Royce abandoned Boom as their engine supplier. [0] https://simpleflying.com/rolls-royce-quits-boom-supersonic-e...

zitterbewegung on March 22, 2024 [–]

On their main page they referencing the following:

XB-1’s carbon composite and titanium fuselage is propelled by three General Electric J85 engines. [1]

[1] https://boomsupersonic.com/xb-1

TylerE on March 22, 2024 | [–]

In the prototype, which far from full scale.

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