Aviation Startup Picks Engine Designer for Supersonic Plane

Aviation Startup Picks Engine Designer for Supersonic Plane
Boom Supersonic Overture Aircraft in an undated photo. Boom Supersonic via AP
The Associated Press
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DALLAS—Aviation startup Boom Technology says it will power supersonic passenger jets with engines designed by a company better known for making small engines used on drones and cruise missiles.

Boom said Tuesday that Florida Turbine Technologies, or FTT, will design the engines. The company says the plane could be making test flights in 2026 and carrying passengers a few years after that.