Aircraft
Boom Time for Stratasys
3D printing specialist Stratasys has partnered with Boom to further the employment of additive manufacturing in supersonic aircraft.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator, top, is set for a first flight in 2018. It will be used to verify the technologies the company plans for its 55-passenger Mach 2.2 airliner. The company says seats aboard the Boom airliner will be priced similar to today’s business class.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator, top, is set for a first flight in 2018. It will be used to verify the technologies the company plans for its 55-passenger Mach 2.2 airliner. The company says seats aboard the Boom airliner will be priced similar to today’s business class.

Last week, Stratasys announced a three-year technical partnership with Boom Supersonic, the Denver-based startup developing a Mach 2.2 airliner. The deal with Boom follows technical partnerships announced earlier this year with the Team Penske NASCAR and McLaren Formula 1 motor racing teams.

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