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Seems very small! How many passengers does it carry?

The XB-1 is a "supersonic demonstrator" carrying a crew of two (and zero passengers). It is to be followed up by the passenger-carrying "Overture" in the future.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_XB-1

Uh, the video shows a single seater. Doesn't seem to have an ejection system either.

Their current 3D model also shows just one seat:

https://boomsupersonic.com/xb-1/model

Maybe they plan to put a second seat behind it sometimes?

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