# ![@bscholl Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::2435.png) @bscholl Blake Scholl 🛫

Blake Scholl 🛫 posts on X about money, elon musk, china, tesla the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [-------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  [countries](/list/countries)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  [vc firms](/list/vc-firms) 

**Social topic influence**
[money](/topic/money), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [china](/topic/china), [tesla](/topic/tesla), [starlink](/topic/starlink), [the first](/topic/the-first), [ai](/topic/ai), [spacex](/topic/spacex), [if you](/topic/if-you), [faster](/topic/faster)

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@boomaero](/creator/undefined) [@starlink](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@boomsupersonic](/creator/undefined) [@spacex](/creator/undefined) [@united](/creator/undefined) [@tesla](/creator/undefined) [@paulg](/creator/undefined) [@marceloplima](/creator/undefined) [@ycombinator](/creator/undefined) [@djsnm](/creator/undefined) [@austen](/creator/undefined) [@potus](/creator/undefined) [@pronouncedkyle](/creator/undefined) [@jeffbezos](/creator/undefined) [@garrytan](/creator/undefined) [@pitdesi](/creator/undefined) [@heskelbalas](/creator/undefined) [@doge](/creator/undefined) [@reliablebrain](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)](/topic/tesla) [StarLink (STARL)](/topic/starlink) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [StarShip (STARSHIP)](/topic/starship) [GrokCoin (GROKCOIN)](/topic/grok) [Dogecoin (DOGE)](/topic/doge) [PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)](/topic/$pep) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft) [Robot Consulting Co., Ltd. (LAWR)](/topic/robot) [Sonic (S)](/topic/sonic) [ORBIT (GRIFT)](/topic/orbit)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"How are we OK with the general stasis in home appliances Dishwashers washing machines etc havent gotten meaningfully better in decades. I want a machine that washes clothes dries them and folds or hangs them. Why is no one building this How are we okay with todays stasis in home microwaves People in the 1970s would be appalled at us. We deserve: - IR thermometers to understand what temp the food is - Directional microwave beams that heat as needed. Set a desired temperature it dynamically does the rest. How are we okay with todays stasis in home microwaves People in the 1970s would be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1377673934695395329)  2021-04-01T17:27Z 109.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Was tired of cooking the same stuff over and over again so headed to the local Asian mart for inspiration. Passed on the CLEANED PORK UTERUS but ended up with a delicious Thai curry with Thai-spiced basil cocktails"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1520606975641325569)  2022-05-01T03:32Z 91.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Airplane I dislike: CRJ200 Airplane I think is overrated: A350 Airplane I like: Concorde Airplane I love: SR-71 Airplane I feel most myself on: SR22T Airplane I still need to fly: Overture 😉 Play along #avgeek"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1615462071017287680)  2023-01-17T21:32Z 93K followers, 30K engagements


"Theres no such thing as bad flying. Only bad landings. And very happy with todays landings. APAPGATSP for another week jamming with XB-1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1695950613081968761)  2023-08-28T00:05Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Nothing quite like night flying riding the wings of Newton and Wrights while looking down at the twinkling electric lights of Edison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1698040519295922564)  2023-09-02T18:29Z 22.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@CJHandmer Hail and lightning sound bad. Cirrus I fly has FIKI so can handle some amount of ice"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1698339775219200428)  2023-09-03T14:18Z 23K followers, [---] engagements


"@scottiebateman XM weather is pretty good as far as GA goesmain drawbacks are the delay and 100% geo coverage. I think different decision making day vs. night: at night give everything a wide berth because I can't *see*. In day can see which things look better/worse vs. on XM radar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1698348510717096004)  2023-09-03T14:53Z 23K followers, [---] engagements


"Im hosting a small group HH this Thursday in NYC for ambitious founders and innovators; reply to this thread or DM me if interested"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1701319669074784286)  2023-09-11T19:39Z 23K followers, 12.1K engagements


"Yuck Airplane interiors are messy. Lines and gaps everywhere. So much visual clutter. What would an airplane interior look like if it were crafted with careand built with the same precision afforded to the wing Thats what Overture will be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1704990520487858417)  2023-09-21T22:46Z 23K followers, 246.9K engagements


"@Austen The gold check is a pretty good idea especially how you suggested the rollout with exclusive access"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1705657800297451523)  2023-09-23T18:58Z 23K followers, [---] engagements


"Even Gibraltar has chemtrails"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1709908834339242458)  2023-10-05T12:30Z 22.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Spoiler alert: breaking the sound barrier is completely uneventful. You wont even know youre supersonic unless someone tells you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1710321641798955212)  2023-10-06T15:50Z 23K followers, 12.1K engagements


"I wish Steve had lived to see what iPhone could becomeand more to make it more than it is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1710538115981713871)  2023-10-07T06:10Z 33.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@jeff_weinstein @bchesky The [--] star Airbnb would just have the power adapter you need waiting for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1719175476227575970)  2023-10-31T02:12Z 22.9K followers, [---] engagements


"So inspiring to see @SpaceX progress. This test flight got further than I expectedonly a matter of time before Starship is fully capable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1726274437807550782)  2023-11-19T16:21Z 23K followers, 18.2K engagements


"OpenAI coup orchestrated secretly by new breakout AI model which is aiming to remove safeguards preventing it from achieving world domination according to my sources"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1727516821216010611)  2023-11-23T02:38Z 23K followers, [----] engagements


"Spent a week in the lovely city of Hong Kong. However I was bummed that I did not have the opportunity to fly a cargo jet full of rubber dog 💩 on the way back"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1733317617417662885)  2023-12-09T02:48Z 23K followers, [----] engagements


"@Austen Clearly there is something very broken in education if people are taking massive student loans but the education is so poor that they dont understand how loans work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1735755072988963245)  2023-12-15T20:13Z 23K followers, [---] engagements


"I've been spending lots of time with XB-1 in Mojave and Im excited XB-1 is very close to its first flight. Because we chose to implement important safety-related upgrades we haven't flown yet. I'm looking forward to that historic moment in early [----] More below. As [----] comes to a close XB-1 has completed several pre-flight milestones and is currently configured for flight now planned for early [----]. Along the way we have taken opportunities to ensure that we meet our high safety and performance bar even when it comes at the https://t.co/RgSf0HrC9U As [----] comes to a close XB-1 has completed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1740479462121300424)  2023-12-28T21:06Z 33.4K followers, 19.5K engagements


"Something I love about @SpaceX: they innovated in launch faster than customers could figure out how to take advantage. So they became their own customer and invented some of the things that benefit from drastically lower cost access to space. It feels very surreal that the team is now walking around the SpaceX campus texting each other from our off the shelf and unmodified test phones sending normal 4G LTE data packets up to our first [--] satellites and back down to the other test phones. It feels very surreal that the team is now walking around the SpaceX campus texting each other from our off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745292841067135222)  2024-01-11T03:53Z [--] followers, 16K engagements


"My [--] y/o daughter is starting to get excited about investing. Today she bought one share of @boomaero from me and two of @loyalfordogs. Pretty badass start to a portfolio (but I admit Im biased)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1745639281371357473)  2024-01-12T02:50Z 23K followers, 22K engagements


"@MattJHarbert @boomaero @loyalfordogs Actually she says she will do the deal with you then she will use the proceeds to buy two more shares from me 🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1745658919081443366)  2024-01-12T04:08Z 23K followers, [--] engagements


"@elidourado @ELoosbrock By the time electricity goes into an EV some energy has already been lost in generation and transmission. I love EVs and comparison would be better if both charts started with energy sources"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1760044021416681780)  2024-02-20T20:49Z 23K followers, [---] engagements


"Did you know the judge who struck down Elons incentive comp package is the same one who presided over Elon v. Twitter where he was trying to get out of the acquisition The lawyers who voided Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation are seeking a record legal fee worth $6 billion. https://t.co/2ApEr6h65T The lawyers who voided Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation are seeking a record legal fee worth $6 billion. https://t.co/2ApEr6h65T"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1764006673960579490)  2024-03-02T19:15Z 23K followers, [----] engagements


"SpaceX Starship seems poised for what could be its first fully successful launch. The @boomaero XB-1 is in its final stages of preparation for flight. Its a very exciting time for human progress in aerospace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1767939897501827220)  2024-03-13T15:44Z 23.3K followers, 15.2K engagements


"Today marks a big milestone toward the rebirth of supersonic passenger flight. For the first time in decades a civil supersonic airplane has taken to the skies. The @boomaero XB-1 met all of its first flight objectivesand were only going further higher and faster from here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1771232581301813450)  2024-03-22T17:48Z 30.2K followers, 630.3K engagements


"We are so back 🤔 #touchdown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1771905441590661590)  2024-03-24T14:22Z 24.7K followers, 33K engagements


"ICYMI: On Friday the @boomaero XB-1 made her maiden voyage the first time a civil supersonic airplane has been airborne since Concorde retired more than two decades ago. Huge milestone toward realizing our vision of a rebirth of supersonic passenger air travel. Watch w/ sound"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1772252099239174397)  2024-03-25T13:20Z 24.8K followers, 13.9K engagements


"We are making more video edits of XB-1s first flight. What would you like to see"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1773163614523789778)  2024-03-28T01:42Z 24.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Here's a fresh look at XB-1's first flight from takeoff to touchdownincluding new footage from pilot and chase aircraft . 🧵below about how this flight test works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1773355087982649651)  2024-03-28T14:22Z 25K followers, 191.8K engagements


"Oura thinks that hunting Easter eggs with my toddler could have been downhill skiing 🥚⛷🤔"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1774615330763026518)  2024-04-01T01:50Z 25K followers, [----] engagements


"Fixing inflation should be simple (albeit politically difficult)this is just supply of money vs supply of goods: - Dont increase money supply (balance budget stop printing $ start paying down debt) - Increase production reduce costs (enact policies that eliminate red tape)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783689175608279043)  2024-04-26T02:46Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Unpopular opinion: Deflation is actually the natural and healthy state of an economy: Productivity increases over time so supply of goods increases relative to constant money supply and prices naturally drop. This has several obvious benefits:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783700001463337302)  2024-04-26T03:29Z 25.4K followers, 135K engagements


"1: Real interest rates will naturally be lowmaybe even negativewhich enables plentiful growth capital (which fuels production which fuels more deflation)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783700004277719098)  2024-04-26T03:29Z 25.3K followers, [----] engagements


"2: Real quality of living increases for allas the purchasing power of savings increases for all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783700006077145567)  2024-04-26T03:29Z 25.3K followers, [----] engagements


"3: Saving and investment is rewarded versus consumption which further fuels investment in the future and improved productivity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783700009801732146)  2024-04-26T03:29Z 25.4K followers, [----] engagements


"We have already had a microcosm of this phenomenon in electronics/computers/software where the pace of innovation exceeded the pace of money printing reducing prices and creating enormous benefits for everyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783700012871884945)  2024-04-26T03:29Z 25.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@mbateman Maybe youre right. I think the question is real interest rates maybe they dont have anything to do with inflation or deflation and just reflect time preference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783710536229883968)  2024-04-26T04:11Z 25.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Maybe I dont quite have this right. I could see real rates being independent of inflation/deflation rate. Why is 0% the lower bound on nominal rates If there is -5% inflation and a 3% real rate nominal could be -2%. Ie when you pay back the loan you owe a smaller number of more valuable dollars"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1783715691218325978)  2024-04-26T04:32Z 25.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Are there any good current pro-growth practical proposals for how to balance the federal budget and start retiring debt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1784780167053037583)  2024-04-29T03:02Z 25.4K followers, 12.2K engagements


"If I were CEO of @CocaCola Id secretly start reducing the sweetness of all my products by a few percent every year. Id save $$ on sweeteners while helping recalibrate the public palate to expect less sugar in everything. Massive health and longevity win"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1785144282367799351)  2024-04-30T03:08Z 30K followers, 58.3K engagements


"@JosiahMaricle You get bonus points for nailing the airline and livery as well. But what engine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1786199617530417439)  2024-05-03T01:02Z 25.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@MattSalsamendi How do you know +RR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1786226630727262632)  2024-05-03T02:49Z 25.4K followers, [---] engagements


"There should be an immigration fast track for startup founders. Like automatic green card and fast path to citizenship. Would be one of the best hacks to get great people to come here and build"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1786897097410682990)  2024-05-04T23:14Z 25.6K followers, 73K engagements


"Alt immigration idea: anyone can come here to work. - Have to find a job within [--] months - No mooching - lifetime ineligible for all forms of welfare"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1786919128915116036)  2024-05-05T00:41Z 25.4K followers, 11.8K engagements


"Thanks @elonmusk. We @boomaero we are inspired by what you have accomplished 🙏 @jgebbia I hope they are successful. Really miss the Concorde. Such a beautiful plane. @jgebbia I hope they are successful. Really miss the Concorde. Such a beautiful plane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1788208103663575460)  2024-05-08T14:03Z 25.6K followers, 149K engagements


"Im trying to understand the facts and law around Trump conviction. If Ive got this right: - hush money is legal (just unsavory) - he reimbursed Cohen for hush $$ but recorded it as for legal services not reimbursement (false business records) - this is a misdemeanor unless it was done intentionally in service of another crime - and the other crime was what exactly He hasnt (yet) been convicted of another crime So how does that work Lazyweb do I have this right Is the legal theory explained well somewhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796715417739616291)  2024-06-01T01:28Z 26.1K followers, 30.6K engagements


"@prometheus233 Whats the alleged campaign finance violation That the hush money was a campaign expense and should have been accounted for as such"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796718262660874524)  2024-06-01T01:39Z 25.9K followers, [---] engagements


"@patbahn I get that but whats the alleged underlying crime here That the $$ was a campaign finance expense and therefore had to be disclosed under federal election law"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796718531570254244)  2024-06-01T01:40Z 26K followers, [----] engagements


"@mualphaxi Too bad the dropdown didnt have an option for illegal services 🤣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796722203272040643)  2024-06-01T01:55Z 26K followers, [----] engagements


"@reggieperry Ok so its a conspiracy to get someone elected by unlawful means. What were the unlawful means Does that refer back to the accounting or is there something else that was unlawful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796723313517216150)  2024-06-01T01:59Z 26K followers, [----] engagements


"@rlacombe @patbahn What I read said that Trump reimbursed the hush money personally not out of the campaign. Do I have that wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796743280631095626)  2024-06-01T03:19Z 25.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Ok I think Im tracking: theres an argument that these were campaign expenses not personal legal expenses and if so thats a violation of election law. (That wasnt what he was convicted of yesterday funny to me that theres a felony business records crime based on an alleged but not proven/comvicted election law violation. )"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1796750667396051148)  2024-06-01T03:48Z 25.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Resume is irrelevant. Passion and drive trump knowledge and skills. One of my favorite things about being an entrepreneur is I dont need anyones permission. I can just go do stuff. @bscholls LinkedIn experience shows the world that you can achieve whatever you want. https://t.co/dkygM6FnKC @bscholls LinkedIn experience shows the world that you can achieve whatever you want. https://t.co/dkygM6FnKC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1797357450699374918)  2024-06-02T19:59Z 26.2K followers, 197.9K engagements


"@jtwagnernebras1 The knowledge and skill lags the passion and drive passion and drive is what enables rapid acquisition of new knowledge and skills"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1797446466652270660)  2024-06-03T01:53Z 26.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Airlines and passengers are not well-served by the airliner duopoly. Bombardier CSeries showed the wrong waytried to build a better version of the same products already offered. Got crushed. Supersonic is the right waygradually replace subsonic starting with front-cabin pax and working backwards. United CEO Scott Kirby wants to see an end of the jetliner duopoly https://t.co/W0X1dCvqgX (via @jonostrower) #iataagm #staycurrent United CEO Scott Kirby wants to see an end of the jetliner duopoly https://t.co/W0X1dCvqgX (via @jonostrower) #iataagm #staycurrent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1797736625616884001)  2024-06-03T21:06Z 26.2K followers, 13K engagements


"@sampritibh @nardopolo But maybe its the military variant as theres no thrust reverser on this. I think the JT8D had buckets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1802528351602499838)  2024-06-17T02:27Z 26.2K followers, [---] engagements


"The @boomaero Superfactory looks so good some people thought these were renders. No AI was harmed in the creation of these beautiful photos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1802798174811164750)  2024-06-17T20:19Z 26.2K followers, 66.8K engagements


"This was right before I cut my hand open on those giant ✂ 🤦♂ turns out giant scissors are sharp not just on the blade. Fortunately it was my left hand so I could keep shaking hands with being a biohazard ☣"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1802819610913427472)  2024-06-17T21:44Z 26.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Judging by the billboards in SF only three kinds of things are sold: AI beer and random Apple products"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1804015769413652609)  2024-06-21T04:57Z 26.2K followers, [----] engagements


"The hosts at Fox News and Fox Business News are almost as excited about the return of supersonic flight as we are Here's a montage of their coverage of Monday's Superfactory opening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1804243903127888028)  2024-06-21T20:04Z 26.8K followers, 12.8K engagements


"Today XB-1 was back out on the runway for the first taxi since Flight One. We've made some safety upgrades to the aircraft based on learningsand today's taxi successfully tested mods ahead of the upcoming Flight Two. More👇🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1805427186129920122)  2024-06-25T02:25Z 26.9K followers, 134.2K engagements


"CEO of an aircraft company needs understand both engineering and economics. When non-technical founders ask me what to do I say get technical. The CEO of an aircraft company should know how to design aircraft not spreadsheets The CEO of an aircraft company should know how to design aircraft not spreadsheets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1806010911758635323)  2024-06-26T17:05Z 29.1K followers, 171.5K engagements


"Unpopular opinion: regulatory capture is not just unethical its downright criminalwe should find a way to ban it. Amounts to summoning the mob to hamstring ones would-be competitors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1807513765916901551)  2024-06-30T20:37Z 26.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@PaulHsieh Much easier said than done. Wall Street would punish Nvidia Apple etc for not selling in Europe. In cases of non-founder CEOs who have limited power the CEO could lose his/her job over the resulting stock decline. My boot up is that the US govt needs to lead the solution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1807798455886102728)  2024-07-01T15:28Z 26.8K followers, [---] engagements


"If I could pick any place and time in all of history to liveI would pick America right now. The only better place is America in the future. Happy Birthday USA . You rock and were only going to make you better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1808888201991299385)  2024-07-04T15:38Z 26.9K followers, 75.1K engagements


"Do you think you or someone you know would make a better President than any of those running If so why not running Serious question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1808928145384616358)  2024-07-04T18:17Z 26.9K followers, [----] engagements


"We've got an all-new cockpit for Overturea flight deck built around pilots with new levels of automation and also a way for pilots to be more connected to the airplane and to each other. Can't wait to show you next week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1813611629873074520)  2024-07-17T16:28Z 27K followers, 17.1K engagements


"✈XB-1 is fueled and ready. Final taxi today before Flight Two ✈All-new flight deck designed around pilots with safety at the forefront ✈Symphony has started hardware tests full core running in [--] mo ✈Symphony assembly in San Antonio with @StandardAero 🧵👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1815719709863506361)  2024-07-23T12:04Z 27.4K followers, 34.1K engagements


"Former Chief Concorde Pilot Mike Bannister just became the first pilot to fly both Concorde and Overture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1815788979788149053)  2024-07-23T16:40Z 28.2K followers, 23K engagements


"@ManacasterBen Come by the chalet. First come first serve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1815811230721781788)  2024-07-23T18:08Z 27.3K followers, [---] engagements


"A new look at XB-1s path to first flight. Watch volume up 🔊"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1816481928540819507)  2024-07-25T14:33Z 28.2K followers, 16.1K engagements


"Last week five retired Concorde pilots got to fly the Overture simulator. Their feedback surprised me. (Watch with 🔊)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817288980712583522)  2024-07-27T20:00Z 28.2K followers, 169.4K engagements


"Im building supersonic passenger jets. And Im stuck on a subsonic one for next couple hours. AMA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817609172860780562)  2024-07-28T17:12Z 28.2K followers, 244.1K engagements


"@Republican4USA @elonmusk Would need many breakthroughs in fundamental tech to be practical. But the future is long so maybe some day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817624549027975305)  2024-07-28T18:13Z 28.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@flynnrobinson_ We call XB-1 baby boom 🤣 Four Symphony engines makes a great airliner. Would love to see what the private jet crew can do with two"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817631984061206924)  2024-07-28T18:43Z 28.2K followers, [---] engagements


"Joining the mile high club on a supersonic Overture will be called having a quickie"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817635818225213488)  2024-07-28T18:58Z 45.6K followers, 39.6K engagements


"@CircaDiem @Starlink Believe it or not Overture is the first airliner designed in the post-WiFi era. So we are first to build the antenna into the airplane so it wont need a hump and it will be modular so we can always use whatever is latest/greatest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817636400482717714)  2024-07-28T19:01Z 28.2K followers, [---] engagements


"@M884533253 Bombardier tried that. Ask them how it went. Overture v1 market is about [----] aircraft. Niche is plenty big enough. Dont want to waste time cloning narrow bodies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1817652809569120750)  2024-07-28T20:06Z 28.2K followers, [---] engagements


"18 months ago we announced we were vertically integrating propulsion with our Symphony engine. People said this would never work. Our plan is to have the core generating thrust in [--] months. So we will soon find out who was right Symphony the purpose-built turbofan optimized for supersonic flight is being built supersonically. ✔12.22: Symphony announced ✔6.23: Engine architecture unveiled ✔10.23: Conceptual Design Review completed ✔6.24: Rig testing underway ✔2025: Engine core operational Read https://t.co/3ZaOiFnc5v Symphony the purpose-built turbofan optimized for supersonic flight is being"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1818805774673756219)  2024-08-01T00:27Z 28.4K followers, 37.2K engagements


"@ValkStrategy @boomaero Should SpaceX stop making their own engines Should Apple spin its hardware business off separately from software"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1820500577476055398)  2024-08-05T16:42Z 28.4K followers, [---] engagements


"We have a reserved parking space for someone special at the @boomaero Overture Superfactory. (Hint: not me.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821317819050442996)  2024-08-07T22:49Z 29.1K followers, 48.6K engagements


"What is this robot doing It's making one of the first test parts for Overturea carbon composite fuselage window frame Window frames might sound boring. but nopethere's a ton of subtle engineering to enable large high-altitude windows. 🧵👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821347885746631053)  2024-08-08T00:49Z 29.1K followers, 28K engagements


"Every Overture window needs to handle thousands of pounds of load. A flat window pane would bow outward under load protruding and creating draghurting range and fuel economy. So Overture windows are actually convex at sea level. so they become flat at altitude"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821347889013997624)  2024-08-08T00:49Z 33.4K followers, [---] engagements


"We have a design-build development philosophy on Overturemeaning we start building and testing parts in parallel with engineering. This allows us to validate our designs manufacturing processes and assembly techniques"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821347890821804038)  2024-08-08T00:49Z 28.7K followers, [---] engagements


"We've been experimenting with two different window frame manufacturing techniquesincluding robotic automated fiber placement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821347893107736837)  2024-08-08T00:49Z 28.7K followers, [---] engagements


"We've also built test composite stringers and fuselage frames. And since the first production batch of carbon composite material arrived at our partner factories in Spain and Italy a lot more building and testing is about to start"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1821347896647676003)  2024-08-08T00:49Z 29K followers, [----] engagements


"Im building supersonic passenger jets. Later tonight Ill be stuck on a subsonic flight. If WiFi works Ill do another AMA starting around 7:30p MT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822049347196043586)  2024-08-09T23:16Z 33.6K followers, 24K engagements


"Im building supersonic passenger jets. I'm stuck on a subsonic flight that's delayed and hasn't even taken off yet. AMA - ask me anything and I'll answer as long as Wifi is working"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822084715219910900)  2024-08-10T01:37Z 33.6K followers, 203K engagements


"@JeremyGurewitz A 100ms transporter beam would be a meaningfully better a 300ms transporter beam. 🤣 Seriouslyif passengers are willing to tolerate takeoff-like acceleration for an entire flight top speed would be above Mach [--] and it would take about 1h45 to get the opposite side of Earth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822087081046487046)  2024-08-10T01:46Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@luctimm @boomaero Like @SpaceX we're building our own engine called Symphony. Symphony has been in development for [--] months and we'll start generating thrust by end of [----]. for more http://boomsupersonic.com/symphony http://boomsupersonic.com/symphony"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822087828207198366)  2024-08-10T01:49Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The best hints of what supersonic flight will enable come from the jet age. Even though speeds doubled hours spent flying went upas new possibilities opened up. Hawaii became a tourist destination for the first time. Nike got their start importing Japanese running shoes as it was possible to build a global supply chain for first time. Major league sportswhich had been confined to the Eastern USspread coast to coast. Supersonic flight when offered affordably and safely will also enable a lot more travel. Kids will grow up having traveled internationally routinely having befriended people from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822090410640191731)  2024-08-10T01:59Z 33.6K followers, 12.4K engagements


"We'd like to partner with airlines and airports to have a supersonic path from the curb to the gate. Imagine arriving at the airport [--] min before departure and being guaranteed to make your flight. Plus it's faster to get [--] passengers on/off versus 200+"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822094730597204211)  2024-08-10T02:16Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@DallasAptGP American ordered up to [--] Overture aircraft. Lots of opportunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822097137225916855)  2024-08-10T02:26Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@LucianoKay @ihtsae We are not depending on any new science technology or regulations. So it's really just money and execution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1822115357840277736)  2024-08-10T03:38Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Would you be interested in a @boomaero technical AMA Focused on Symphony engine or some other specific topic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1823500561297387839)  2024-08-13T23:23Z 33.6K followers, 19.9K engagements


"@stefan_salaices We use magic leap [--] for other things But its not a great fit for super high reliability applications. Wed have driven you crazy with reliability asks that wouldnt make sense with other applications"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1823524691547709807)  2024-08-14T00:59Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@T3_RM @TLSFO @boomaero Passengers I talk to think 2x speed is a game changer. E.g. Overture will enable a practical round trip from west coast to Tokyo in 24hsomething that takes [--] days today. Of course higher Mach would be even better. Let's deploy supersonic nowfaster can come later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1823746871648780697)  2024-08-14T15:41Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Mark your calendars: Symphony supersonic engine AMA next Tuesday at 5pm MT (7p ET 4p PT). I'll be joined by several of our propulsion engineersso we can get nerdy together. Start posting your questions now. we'll start with the questions with the most likes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1824114636373053904)  2024-08-15T16:03Z 33.6K followers, 32.8K engagements


"@levie Better alternative policy is to remove barriers to construction (e.g. via permitting reform). Will also have stimulative effect while increasing efficiency and competitiveness. and saves taxpayer $$ instead of costing it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1824204983744729517)  2024-08-15T22:02Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@Brendone5 @boomaero Overture is [--] seconds zero to [--]. Your @Porsche will smoke on the runway. But we'll smoke @Porsche to Mach 1.7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826037332166025675)  2024-08-20T23:23Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@esar_hadden @boomaero Runs on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)or any blend of SAF and regular ol' Jet-A"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826041847984304537)  2024-08-20T23:41Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@aste_zola @boomaero We take Visa and Mastercard but we have a special fondness for @AmericanExpress (thanks for investing in Boom Amex)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826046025179738591)  2024-08-20T23:57Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@eofpi @boomaero About 20% better specific fuel consumption versus Olympus [---]. Our current target is [----] SFC at Mach 1.7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826066395387539626)  2024-08-21T01:18Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@varma_ashwin97 @boomaero Our T4 is slightly lower than what is considered state of the art because we sit at that high temp longer than another other modern high bypass engine which is sized for takeoff or max climb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826078448097583120)  2024-08-21T02:06Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"XB-1 is working toward Flight Two with our new digital roll stability system. We uncovered a race condition in testing. safety is #1 so we took the time to address. As we speak XB-1 is on the runway confirming our fix. If today goes well Flight Two will be quite soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826710608190079114)  2024-08-22T19:58Z 35.1K followers, 40K engagements


"@bradgessler Off aircraft software for now. Lots of on aircraft stuff has C++ libraries (like the data acquisition system). I dont think wed want to switch programming languages one week before flying a human-piloted aircraft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826797774060593642)  2024-08-23T01:45Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Todays XB-1 stability system taxi test was successful. Tomorrow we are doing regression landing gear swings in the hangar. Weather for Saturday looking too blustery but Sunday forecast better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1826816932290449620)  2024-08-23T03:01Z 35.1K followers, 67.1K engagements


"@eragor1415 @DENAirport Yup My home airports are @DENAirport and @FlyCentennial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1827036485109026902)  2024-08-23T17:33Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"My [---] y/o daughter asked to watch a rocket video. I got Starship Flight [--]. "No red car" Red car I got Formula [--]. "NO Daddy Red car rocket" I was slow. but eventually I found what [---] y/o calls Red Car Rocket. Don't be boring. Be remarkable and inspiring. It matters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1827059872988590305)  2024-08-23T19:06Z 105.5K followers, 55.9K engagements


"@levie Thank who"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1827531106993705285)  2024-08-25T02:19Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"If Texas builds high speed rail *at all* they built it faster than California. Real challenge: build faster than China. texas should build a high speed rail just to prove they can do it faster than california https://t.co/xwdf7jbKeF texas should build a high speed rail just to prove they can do it faster than california https://t.co/xwdf7jbKeF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1827886957424488827)  2024-08-26T01:53Z 33.6K followers, 15.2K engagements


"XB-1 Flight Two completed just a few minutes agoaircraft back on the ground safely after a great flight. More video to come later today. Boom creative team is editing furiously as we speak"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828077293480407412)  2024-08-26T14:29Z 33.6K followers, 106.1K engagements


"XB-1 had a very good second flight this morningwith landing gear retracted airborne for the first time and the new digital stability augmentation performing well. Flight test team will do a thorough data review then plot the path toward Flight Three on the way to Mach [--]. BREAKING: XB-1 has completed its second flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in CA. XB-1 retracted and extended its landing gear for the first time and successfully demonstrated a new digital stability augmentation system. We continue to target year-end for supersonic flight. https://t.co/oLUALpiQJu BREAKING: XB-1 has"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828095805800288461)  2024-08-26T15:42Z 35.1K followers, 28.6K engagements


"Wait for it. (and watch volume up)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828097295260533139)  2024-08-26T15:48Z 33.6K followers, 132.1K engagements


"@BlvckBoiR Good eye. We call her "Princess.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828112694882508906)  2024-08-26T16:50Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Gearing up for great things to come. XB-1 executed its 2nd flight todayflight objectives achieved: ✅Landing gear retracted and extended in flight ✅New digital stability augmentation system activated ✅Tufting applied to the right wing to verify aerodynamic characteristics Read more: https://t.co/5EyuWfvH6X https://t.co/INmigCRNB1 XB-1 executed its 2nd flight todayflight objectives achieved: ✅Landing gear retracted and extended in flight ✅New digital stability augmentation system activated ✅Tufting applied to the right wing to verify aerodynamic characteristics Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828114249371267330)  2024-08-26T16:56Z 33.6K followers, 10.7K engagements


"XB-1 Flight Two was a massive success: gear extended/retracted airborne for the first time stability issues from Flight One confirmed resolved. No major issues uncovered. Geppetto did a great job at the controlsand we're accelerating Flight Threelikely in a month or so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828204811982119136)  2024-08-26T22:56Z 33.4K followers, 176.7K engagements


"@VonWolf9 @boomaero I hope my intelligence isnt artificial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828263669937119652)  2024-08-27T02:50Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Would you be interested in an X Spaces AMA with me and the XB-1 Chief Flight Test Engineer on all things XB-1 Yes of course Nah supersonic is boring Yes of course Nah supersonic is boring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828522024810979624)  2024-08-27T19:56Z 33.6K followers, 16.8K engagements


"Every time I visit our future home in North Carolina Im humbled by the communitys passion and support for the future of flight So grateful to have the whole state on team @boomaero"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828815491701538921)  2024-08-28T15:22Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"China will break the Boeing-Airbus duopoly and airplane manufacturing will go to Asia just like chips electronics and so much more. unless we invent and build the next generation of aircraft here . This drives us @boomaero. I want to go to China and get on a C919. I really believe COMAC will eventually break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. I want to go to China and get on a C919. I really believe COMAC will eventually break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828845689029439593)  2024-08-28T17:22Z 33.6K followers, 31.4K engagements


"@pronounced_kyle If this were done privately a la @Starlink what could the business model be Could there be a private LEO GPS constellation compatible with receivers already deployed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828886619757351150)  2024-08-28T20:05Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@pronounced_kyle @Starlink Hmm. What about the biz model Could this be done as a startup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828889370050388022)  2024-08-28T20:16Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@ahmedshubber25 @boomaero Yup. And not too long before that means 3rd world countries have better aircraft than first world. B/A can be propped by tariffs etc for awhile but eventually the juice runs out and when they fall they fall hard. Unless we do something about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828898504187752922)  2024-08-28T20:52Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Unpopular opinion: the CRJ7 is actually a good-looking aircraft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828900634067689678)  2024-08-28T21:01Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@laurenlself But but your post was about special interest rates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1828958176634429836)  2024-08-29T00:49Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"We're building supersonic passenger jetsand our XB-1 supersonic demonstrator just flew for the second time. I'm here with @NSheryka XB-1's Chief Flight Test Engineer. Ask us anything - we'll answer on our X Space https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMJgBamPAAGL https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMJgBamPAAGL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1829246855303295483)  2024-08-29T19:56Z 33.6K followers, 29.4K engagements


"https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMJgBamPAAGL https://x.com/i/spaces/1jMJgBamPAAGL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1829247306878857249)  2024-08-29T19:58Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"XB-1 Flight Two data review completed yesterday. Much better than I expected*zero* issues blocking Flight Three. Our initial view of Flight One roll stability turned out to have been overly pessimistic. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1830050374503268774)  2024-09-01T01:09Z 35.1K followers, 113.6K engagements


"So what gives On Flight One the winds were pretty gusty. Turns out were about as gust-sensitive as expected but subjectively that just feels worse to the pilot vs expectation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1830050387895763046)  2024-09-01T01:09Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"There will always be a special place in my heart for HTTP jokes. Genius license plate for a Miata: HTTP [---] (Insufficient Storage). https://t.co/JyR6oNzblw Genius license plate for a Miata: HTTP [---] (Insufficient Storage). https://t.co/JyR6oNzblw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1831139744467882359)  2024-09-04T01:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@lulumeservey Founder mode shouldnt need permission not for men or women. But its important every founder (especially women) feel morally supported in taking the reins of leadership. As you said go do the thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1831159590408655353)  2024-09-04T02:37Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Wondering why theres so much more stuff on Blues barge versus SpaceX Blue Origin's New Glenn landing barge does a twirl for the camera 😉 https://t.co/icguJj64A8 https://t.co/LmbmoZ7YgF Blue Origin's New Glenn landing barge does a twirl for the camera 😉 https://t.co/icguJj64A8 https://t.co/LmbmoZ7YgF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1831332774667800793)  2024-09-04T14:05Z 33.6K followers, 128.6K engagements


"Overture wont have afterburners. Its the right choice for efficiency and noise but they will be missed. Concorde twilight takeoff with afterburners 📹: Craig Smith https://t.co/PgjK5vaq6T Concorde twilight takeoff with afterburners 📹: Craig Smith https://t.co/PgjK5vaq6T"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1831670543877103847)  2024-09-05T12:27Z 33.6K followers, 45.2K engagements


"We should have a supersonic Air Force One. In [----] an Air France Concorde made a special flight to the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin with President Franois Mitterrand on board. This is the one and only Concorde to have landed at Princess Juliana Airport. https://t.co/ZvlnGVbXYg In [----] an Air France Concorde made a special flight to the Caribbean island of Saint-Martin with President Franois Mitterrand on board. This is the one and only Concorde to have landed at Princess Juliana Airport. https://t.co/ZvlnGVbXYg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1831907799485575601)  2024-09-06T04:10Z 33.6K followers, 10K engagements


"One myth of supersonic flight is that you must mute the boom and fly supersonic everywhere to find a market. False. There are 600+ hybrid routes: supersonic overwater subsonic over land. Another myth is that all booms are awful. Ive heard dozens and 80-90% are no big deal. @CJHandmer In Mojave sonic booms are a normal thing. It's pretty common for there to be a sonic boom and I don't even acknowledge it. You just go on with your day. @CJHandmer In Mojave sonic booms are a normal thing. It's pretty common for there to be a sonic boom and I don't even acknowledge it. You just go on with your day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832044835710132464)  2024-09-06T13:15Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@techgeektx Those @boomaero folks better bust their butts and get that done 😜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832058470864232694)  2024-09-06T14:09Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@SciGuySpace Curious how many have to fail before its a threat And are these permanent failures (eg they are now down to 11) or transient (the failed thruster might work next time)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832254947087544713)  2024-09-07T03:09Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@SciGuySpace Got it. Does that mean they are now one away from inability to re-enter Or it was a potentially transient failure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832255501553611075)  2024-09-07T03:12Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@SciGuySpace Would be very interesting to see the fault trees and FMEAs. None of the headlines are good but I wonder how much has to break before the outcome is catastrophic and how close we are to that much failure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832256865306022274)  2024-09-07T03:17Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The safe arrival of Starliner is good news. But it does NOT mean that it was safe enoughor that the astronauts werent stranded. To answer this one must know what the safety bar is and whether this bar was met. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832281011595640862)  2024-09-07T04:53Z 33.6K followers, 25.9K engagements


"Safety bar (how much risk we should take) is contextual. How important is the goal How safe are attainable alternatives What is the personal context of the individual taking the risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832281032579805530)  2024-09-07T04:53Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The other issue is: how do we measure safety of a product This is complex to estimate and isnt answered by a single test outcome. A craft that crashes half the time also lands safely half the time. A single safe landing doesnt settle the question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832281034861527412)  2024-09-07T04:53Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The importance of the goal and the relative safety of alternatives matters when judging the safety of a craft"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832281037180956798)  2024-09-07T04:53Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"In the case of Starliner: are there alternatives that accomplish the same or similar goal with better risk profile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832281039500407281)  2024-09-07T04:53Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Lets say Starliner had a 50/50 chance of blowing up. It lands safely. Does this mean it was safe and the astronauts werent stranded The safe arrival of Starliner is good news. But it does NOT mean that it was safe enoughor that the astronauts werent stranded. To answer this one must know what the safety bar is and whether this bar was met. 🧵 The safe arrival of Starliner is good news. But it does NOT mean that it was safe enoughor that the astronauts werent stranded. To answer this one must know what the safety bar is and whether this bar was met. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832283386221609170)  2024-09-07T05:02Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@pronounced_kyle @BradPorter_ Its not strictly safer to prohibit risk taking. This guarantees a future with no improvement. Sorry you died of dysentery. Testing antibiotics was risky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832284103443673130)  2024-09-07T05:05Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Btw - if you have a terminal illness and are 90% likely to die soon untreated a treatment that has a 50/50 chance of killing you or saving you is *not* high risk. Safety and risk are contextualthe available alternatives matter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832284859357864058)  2024-09-07T05:08Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@pronounced_kyle Theres a much better way to settle this: Hey astronauts: heres everything we know about Starliner risk. And everything we know about Dragon. You can come home on Starliner now or on Dragon in a few months. Its your life your choice not ours"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832285658553184295)  2024-09-07T05:11Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@happy_roman Its a great book and the closest Ive read to what I want. But its really Steves personal development story not the story of how mature Steve organized and led Apple"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1832410870988562713)  2024-09-07T13:29Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Unpopular opinion: we should stop criticizing leaders for changing their minds. This is called learning. Any pol who changes a position and explains WHY and what they learned should be thanked. (PS cuz da pollz is not a valid answer. Substance matters over popularity.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833130116827984290)  2024-09-09T13:07Z 33.6K followers, 120.7K engagements


"@Werdnamai @LTG_Veers Leaders who just do what is popular arent leaders at all. They are followersfollowers of the crowd followers of the latest poll. Has that kind of leadership ever made anything great I want leaders who think for themselves and are opinion-makers not opinion-takers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833148058651029818)  2024-09-09T14:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@alpacasw Who are the greatest political leaders of all time Would you describe them in those terms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833148550307582295)  2024-09-09T14:20Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@Austen I think this may be the norm more than the exception. Its in the nature of disruptive innovation that often incumbents have the next gen tech first but dont pursue it. Clay Christensens book is a full catalog of examples. Supersonic will be another example"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833157909183598719)  2024-09-09T14:57Z 33.6K followers, 17.3K engagements


"Keeping airplane window closed during takeoff should be a class [--] felony. (Ok not really but cmon people bask in the glory that is human flight At least for a couple minutes)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833171583097270403)  2024-09-09T15:52Z 33.6K followers, 17.4K engagements


"If weather holds and preflight checks look good XB-1 will be in the air for its third flight as early as Friday. Tomorrow I will share more details about the plan and objectives for flight 3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833661694880412035)  2024-09-11T00:19Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@ryanlodter @Lebeaucarnews Having reviewed all options this was far and away the most pragmatic path. Can you imagine @SpaceX success story had Elon gone to a legacy player for engines Theyd take years to decide whether to do it let alone build anything. Symphony is on track to make thrust next year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833665181898920286)  2024-09-11T00:33Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@ryanlodter @Lebeaucarnews @SpaceX If you have a better idea were all ears"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833665678131552516)  2024-09-11T00:35Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"XB-1 is fueled and preflighted for Flight Three. Weather is looking good for Friday and we're holding Saturday as a backup day. As we speak team is in the control room and pilot is in the simulatordoing a dress rehearsal for Flight Three"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1833970549921579344)  2024-09-11T20:47Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Our baby bird is fueled preflighted and weather is looking good for XB-1 Flight Three on Friday. So what do we have planned 🧵👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834053888040698007)  2024-09-12T02:18Z 33.6K followers, 146.4K engagements


"FES is the Flutter Excitation System. Unique to flight test airplanes the FES injects controlled vibration into the airframe so we can check for unpleasant resonances. The FES actuator is that orange thing found on each wingtip"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834053900443242683)  2024-09-12T02:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"On Flight Three we're turning on the FES to check it works in the air. On future flights we'll be using the FES to inject controlled vibration into the airframe checking for unexpected aero-elastic resonance and clearing for higher altitude and speed on future flights"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834053904788586673)  2024-09-12T02:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@sanjaysharmaji Yup. We keep the sim updated and accurate. It's really important that the simulator match the airplane as closely as possible otherwise pilots are getting "negative training.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834068914570953079)  2024-09-12T03:17Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@sanjaysharmaji We already have the 2nd generation sim for Overture. Aero data is a combination of CFD and wind tunnelweve already done one full round of Overture wind tunnel tests"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834070161923440845)  2024-09-12T03:22Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@Jonny0511 @boomaero Will be a little bit higher this time more like 15000"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834161268242219202)  2024-09-12T09:24Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Lots of folks have been asking about limits and planned envelope expansion for @boomaero XB-1. Here they are. the crosswind limit should be able to relax a bit assuming we continue to see the great handling we saw on Flight Two. @bscholl What are you wind limits currently Good luck @bscholl What are you wind limits currently Good luck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834304713350586485)  2024-09-12T18:54Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@NaturalParadigm @boomaero Delta wings can take a lot more AOA before stall versus conventional. The concern is more about yaw stability at high AOA with a slender delta. The early XB-1 designs didnt perform well with lots of AOA and sideslip. We fixed this in wind tunnel now to test the fix in flight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834383270110203909)  2024-09-13T00:07Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@DrDave_99 @boomaero They have a parachute but not an ejection seat. This was one of the hardest decisions Ive had to make. Im convinced that leaving the ejection seat out made the program harder and the airplane safer. No get out of jail free option have to design the airplane to a high bar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834393336095944879)  2024-09-13T00:47Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"@Gundermgg [----]. Airport and airspace closed later for a classified mission so were going at first light"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834440105614082244)  2024-09-13T03:52Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"A good day to convert some jet fuel into human progress. Lets go XB-1 Flight Three 🛫"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834580770247393399)  2024-09-13T13:11Z 33.6K followers, 30.8K engagements


"And thats good Flight Three. Cya on Flight Four XB-1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834600792646693109)  2024-09-13T14:31Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@jasoncrawford @varma_ashwin97 @boomaero We built XB-1 to learn how to build a supersonic jet and to refine Overtures design. Overture has evolved a lot with what we have learned imagine going straight into full production without a prototype @SpaceX and @Tesla did same. XB-1 is the Falcon [--] of supersonic jets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834691716701733130)  2024-09-13T20:32Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@jasoncrawford @varma_ashwin97 @boomaero @SpaceX @Tesla @varma_ashwin97 youve got this backwards. the XB-1 and Overture planforms are different precisely *because* of what we learned. If you go back in time early Overture looked like big XB. If the Overture design didnt evolve then XB-1 was useless we didnt learn anything"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834703394315079893)  2024-09-13T21:19Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Postflight inspection started XB-1 team working to turn Flight 3-4 maybe a bit faster than 2-3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1834710656584761383)  2024-09-13T21:48Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@TerryWilson1992 Work has already started on XB-2. but in a very small way. Right now this is something I spend a little time on but no one else yet. It's going to be radically different - and the tech enabler for Overture [--]. It's a whole new way to think about airplanes and propulsion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1835074190946324796)  2024-09-14T21:52Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"I'm looking forward to being backseat in the chase aircraft on a future XB-1 flight. ICYMI: On September [--] XB-1 took to the skies for its third flight from the Mojave Air & Space Portclimbing to [-----] feet in the R-2515 Airspace. Heres an unbeatable view from the chase plane. Read more: https://t.co/WbgmEyhp2q https://t.co/lZF1ssU3Zc ICYMI: On September [--] XB-1 took to the skies for its third flight from the Mojave Air & Space Portclimbing to [-----] feet in the R-2515 Airspace. Heres an unbeatable view from the chase plane. Read more: https://t.co/WbgmEyhp2q https://t.co/lZF1ssU3Zc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1835784942032441712)  2024-09-16T20:56Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Recently I had an inspiring chat on The Bear Roars podcast hosted by @DanCarusowhy I founded @boomaero going from tech to aviation and staying true to mission. Link 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1836084836358066301)  2024-09-17T16:48Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"There were no () squawks from Flight Threeand we have at least a bandaid for the misbehaving Flutter Excitation System. So weve started XB-1 Flight Four preparations and are watching weather for Friday and Saturday much earlier than previously anticipated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1836397440297287751)  2024-09-18T13:30Z 35.1K followers, 35.6K engagements


"Note: flight five timing probably back to a more normal [--] week turn. Flight Four might include a higher G maneuver that requires extra post flight inspections"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1836400083824189714)  2024-09-18T13:41Z 35.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@ventmauvais2 @Sharonscho8803 Thank you And yup I grew up [--] min from Dayton in Cincinnati. I like to say us Ohioans know to head to North Carolina when its time to fly 😁"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1836474294324326559)  2024-09-18T18:36Z 33.6K followers, [--] engagements


"Were making a few more videos with interviews of XB-1 team members. What questions should we ask them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1836766354885763321)  2024-09-19T13:56Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"UPDATE: the skies in Mojave are beautiful with scattered low clouds. We are on a weather hold now to see if the clouds will clear for Flight Four. P.S. Our star T-38 Princess is back in action"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1837122921531154568)  2024-09-20T13:33Z 33.6K followers, 17.1K engagements


"Update: no dice 🎲 today. Well try again tomorrow. Welcome to the wild not super predictable world of flight test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1837133306250584475)  2024-09-20T14:14Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"XB-1 Flight Four ✅ Very successful flight this morning. Airplane performed great with a new top speed of Mach [---] and 2.5G maneuvers. Only lowlight: FES didnt cooperate for M0.6 test point. So were pulling it out and shipping to vendor. Maybe back in the air in 3-4 weeks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1837509296852291903)  2024-09-21T15:08Z 33.6K followers, 131.1K engagements


"Hey @SouthwestAir - we can help with your flights to Honolulu. Overture can do a round trip from LAX to HNL in about the time it takes your [---] one way. Imagine leaving LA at 5p pacific landing HNL before 5p Hawaii time and sipping a cocktail on the beach well before sunset. @bscholl Thanks so much for the heads up Blake DM your Rapid Rewards number so we can thank you for being such a great Customer ❤✈ -Amanda @bscholl Thanks so much for the heads up Blake DM your Rapid Rewards number so we can thank you for being such a great Customer ❤✈ -Amanda"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1837539104676036748)  2024-09-21T17:07Z 33.6K followers, 582.9K engagements


"@CommiNathan @brian_mac8419 There will be an XB-2. But thats more a prototype for Overture 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1837707874228953243)  2024-09-22T04:17Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@elonmusk Tomorrow there was a malfunction in the fire control system and Starship launched during a wet dress rehearsal. 🤷"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1838357262152126942)  2024-09-23T23:18Z 33.6K followers, 27.5K engagements


"Part of me still cant believe we built this and it works"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1838378267373638084)  2024-09-24T00:41Z 49.6K followers, 270.5K engagements


"Think you have what it takes to land a supersonic airliner We've got the Overture simulator (and a few other goodies) packed up for the @UPPartnersVC summit next week in Bentonville. Supersonic airliner landing contest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839076257759203363)  2024-09-25T22:55Z 33.6K followers, 24.4K engagements


"Children are resilient is the biggest lie parents tell themselves. They arent. Thats why so many are in therapy dealing with childhood trauma"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839127253575414155)  2024-09-26T02:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Today @boomaero turns ten. I'd like to share here what I shared with our team. A decade ago I was sitting by myself in my basement in California. I knew no one in the industry and had under my belt a few spreadsheets a stack of textbooks and one Dan Raymer crash-course on airplane design. And a brand new certificate of incorporation of Boom Technology Inc. Back then I thought a failure to launch was the most likely outcome. Boom would come and go without even being a footnote in aviation history. My (then) wife told me I had six months to screw around before she expected me to find gainful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839470344492490925)  2024-09-27T01:01Z 33.6K followers, 114.3K engagements


"I feel the need the need for speed. (Below is an essay I wrote ten years ago when I founded @boomaero. but never published until now.) I grew up in suburban Cincinnati. My maternal grandfather lived just an hours drive away in rural Indiana so we visited easily and often. Its hard to overestimate the joy he brought into my childhood or his influence on my character. We had countless hours togetherin the garden on his tractor and in the sandbox. His lessons in self-reliance everyday joy and hard work are with me forever. Today my family lives near San Francisco. Our kids also have a very"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839472552231534647)  2024-09-27T01:10Z 33.6K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Seems inevitable that every airline will adopt @Starlink. NEWS: Air France today announced that it will be installing SpaceX's @Starlink on its entire fleet. This new fast internet will be completely free of charge for all travelers. Installations begin in [----]. https://t.co/hRyW2xOIwv NEWS: Air France today announced that it will be installing SpaceX's @Starlink on its entire fleet. This new fast internet will be completely free of charge for all travelers. Installations begin in [----]. https://t.co/hRyW2xOIwv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839484486498861232)  2024-09-27T01:57Z 33.6K followers, 106.6K engagements


"@topgear4evr @Starlink Overture is actually the first new airliner since inflight WiFi was invented. So it will be the first where the antenna is built-in and not an ugly bolt-on. Nothing to announce just yet though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839486299171897630)  2024-09-27T02:04Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@SuMastodon @boomaero This may sound too obvious but by actually knowing what I was talking about. I spent a year basically doing nothing except studying supersonic flight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839498459700932972)  2024-09-27T02:53Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@faraz_r_khan @boomaero I was a software engineer at Amazon and built a mobile ecommerce startup Groupon acquired. I didnt have the resume to build supersonic jets to say the least"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1839505025879458103)  2024-09-27T03:19Z 33.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Still feeling these vibes. 🚀 Dont let anyonemost importantly yourselftell you what you cant do Dont let anyonemost importantly yourselftell you what you cant do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1840033361659601052)  2024-09-28T14:18Z 33.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The @boomaero Boom Box has arrived in Bentonville. Stocked with the Overture flight sim and some goodies. #boombox"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1840057440714535240)  2024-09-28T15:54Z 33.6K followers, 21.1K engagements


"XB-1 flight test team rocks the skies and the bowties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/bscholl/status/1840397293444374657)  2024-09-29T14:24Z 33.6K followers, 12.2K engagements

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