Originally Posted by
MechEngr
I would be surprised if any engines would be available for a startup, which would have to take airplane contracts from Airbus as well as Boeing. China started their program in 2008 and were certified by China in 2022; it uses CFM International LEAP engines, like Boeing and Airbus.
The better chance (and good luck with that) would be to develop a new engine and build a plane for it.
Building a new clean sheet engine is way harder than a clean sheet airframe.
Maybe GE would like to have a new customer for a subsonic adaptive cycle engine that could be in production in 5-10 years.
Or maybe Northrop wants to go big and add an existing engine manufacturer and subsonic airframe to its tentative plans with Boom.
If you ask me, this is a unique opportunity for biz and regional jet manufacturers to get into the short haul market with a fuselage designed less than 45 years ago.