Construction Set to Begin on BRPH-Designed Overture Assembly Line, Test Facility and Customer Delivery Center
Greensboro, NC. Jan. 30 2023 –Boom Supersonic broke ground on Friday, Jan. 27, on the site of its new Overture Superfactory, designed by BRPH, at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 62-acre site will house the final assembly line, as well as a test facility and customer delivery center for its supersonic commercial airliner, Overture. Production of the aircraft is set to begin in 2024.
The event was attended by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Senate Leader Phil Berger, and several other elected officials and community leaders.
BRPH principal Stephen Gallagher, PE, LEED AP, said, “All of us at BRPH are thrilled to celebrate this milestone with our partners at Boom. It was my honor to be present for the groundbreaking and to be a part of this historic journey in aviation manufacturing as Boom recreates the future of supersonic flight.”
According to Boom, Overture will carry 65-80 passengers and is capable of flying on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at twice the speed of today’s fastest passenger jets.
Read more about Boom and Overture at: https://lnkd.in/eDJ9jBa8
ABOUT BRPH – BRPH is a technically focused, creative AEC firm dedicated to solving clients’ most challenging problems through architecture, engineering, design, construction and mission solutions. The firm partners with mission-driven clients in the hospitality, commercial, entertainment, manufacturing, aerospace/defense and education markets to identify gaps in their program delivery, then plans, designs, manages and constructs facilities and solutions that get the job done – beautifully and intelligently. Founded in 1964 to support America’s space program, BRPH is consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms and has completed a wide range of projects across the United States and throughout the world. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, BRPH operates regional offices in Orlando; South Florida; Atlanta; Charleston, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Seattle; Phoenix; and Palmdale, California. For more information, visit brph.com.
