Boom XB-1
Target for the Boom XB-1
75 to 150fpm
Full marks for descent rate up to 150 fpm; under 75 fpm the coach says the touchdown was softer than this aircraft is normally flown.
- Vref reference
- 170ktat 4,397 kg
- Tail-strike limit
- 11°the category's
- Ideal touchdown zone
- 400 to 800mpast the threshold
- G-force
- 1.10Gfull marks, the category's curve
Trijet supersonic demonstrator with three GE J85 engines, first flown in 2024, which in 2025 became the first privately developed jet to go supersonic.
Roundout scores this aircraft with the Supersonic Airliner category's curves and touchdown-zone window. The figures it uses are below.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Boom Supersonic
- Model
- XB-1
- Variant
- Demonstrator
- FAA approach category
- E
- MTOW
- 6,123 kg (13,499 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Adjusted to the weight you land at
- MSFS source
- Default Std
- Category
- Supersonic Airliner
Roundout recognizes it in a title that contains
Boom XB-1XB-1Boom Supersonic XB-1
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Every landing in the Boom XB-1, graded against these numbers. Every update included, and tax or VAT in most countries.