AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Speakers Program

The Future is Supersonic

Joe Wilding
Chief Engineer & Co-founder
Boom Technology, Inc
6:00 pm Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
6:00 pm Social, 6:30 pm Program
Boom Technology Headquarters, Centennial Airport
12850 East Control Tower Road, Englewood CO 80112
When the Concorde was retired in 2003, the flying public lost the option for
supersonic air travel. Colorado-based Boom Technology is looking to change
that. They are working on the design of a Mach 2.2, 45-seat airliner to enter
service next decade. With fifty years of improvements in aerodynamics,
materials, and propulsion since Concorde was designed, the Boom aircraft will
much more efficient, enabling airlines to offer a supersonic ticket for the same
price as subsonic business class. Richard Bransons Virgin Group has announced
their intent to buy the first 10 aircraft, and their Virgin Galactic division will
assist with development, manufacturing, and flight test. The team at Boom is
currently working on a 1/3-scale prototype, dubbed XB-1, that will fly at the
end of this year. A mockup of the prototype was unveiled to the public in
November, and will be on display for this program. Booms Chief Engineer, Joe
Wilding, will talk about the development of XB-1 and the vision for the
production aircraft.

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Joe Wilding is the Chief Engineer at Boom Technology. Joe has over 20 years of
experience in various areas of aerospace development, specializing in structures
and composites. He was the Chief Engineer for the Adam Aircraft A700, and
more recently was the Head of Structures for the Icon Aircraft A5 amphibious
light sport aircraft. Joe holds a Masters of Aerospace Engineering from Wichita
State University, and is a certified private pilot.

US citizenship required.
Attendance is limited due to the size of the venue, RSVP early by
Monday January 23rd for badge access
Register Here via the Rocky Mountain AIAA website aiaa-rm.org
For questions call or email RM AIAA Programs Chair Chris Zeller:
303-939-4636 czeller@ball.com

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