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==Design==
[[File:Boom XB-1 mockup Wings Over the Rockies 2023.jpg|thumb|right|A non-flying mockup of the XB-1 at [[Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum]]]]
The XB-1 Baby Boom is {{convert|68|ft}} long, has a {{cvt|17|feet|m}} wingspan and a {{convert|13,500|lb|adj=on}} [[maximum take-off weight]].<!--<ref name=AW161115/>--> Powered by three non-after-burning (“dry”) J85-15 engines with variable geometry inlets and exhaust, the prototype should be able to sustain Mach 2.2 with more than {{cvt|1000|nmi}} of range.<ref name=AW161115/> As a technology demonstrator for the Boom Overture, the XB-1's [[trijet]] configuration matched that of the Overture.
It has a planned two-crew cockpit, with only one seat being fully developed in the demonstrator, and features a [[Chine (aeronautics)|chined]] fore-body and swept [[trailing edge]]s.<ref name="AW161115">{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/baby-boom-supersonic-demonstrator-unveiled |title= 'Baby Boom' Supersonic Demonstrator Unveiled |date= 15 November 2016 |author= Guy Norris |work= Aviation Week}}</ref> For thermal control, the [[environmental control system]] uses the fuel as a [[heat sink]] to absorb cabin heat.<ref name="AvWeek5dec2017" /> The space for a second seat is taken up by testing equipment.<ref name=Boom25aug2020>{{Cite press release |title=From tip to tail: XB-1 nears full assembly |url=https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/post/from-tip-to-tail-xb-1-nears-full-assembly |date= Aug 25, 2020 |website= Boom Supersonic }}</ref>
===Materials===
The XB-1 is constructed of lightweight composites, titanium and A286.<ref name=Boom25aug2020 /> Materials for the hot [[leading edge]]s and {{cvt|307|°F}} nose, and [[epoxy]] materials for cooler parts, are provided by Dutch [[TenCate Advanced Composites]], high-temperature materials supplier for the SpaceX [[Falcon 9]].<ref name=AvWeek5dec2017/> The [[airframe]] will be primarily intermediate-modulus [[carbon fiber]]/epoxy, with high-[[
==Specifications (preliminary)==
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