UM-Bot Posted November 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 17, 2018 The futuristic X-59 will be able to travel at supersonic speeds without producing a deafening sonic boom. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/323406/lockheed-begins-work-on-new-supersonic-plane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted November 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Speaking as a trans-Atlantic flyer on a few occasions, THIS would be a very welcome addition to the options. 3 hours beats 10-11 any day... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn8779 Posted November 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I worked for these folks for many years. They always have something cool in R&D 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.A.T.1961 Posted November 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 17, 2018 An earlier version from the mid 50's. https://www.mercatus.org/expert_commentary/how-faa-killed-supersonic-flight-and-how-it-can-revive-it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted November 18, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Jenn8779 said: I worked for these folks for many years. They always have something cool in R&D My daughter is hoping for an interview with them soon. She finishes an engineering degree next year and apparently, defense contractors are the main source of work for her specialty. If she gets an offer, I pray it will land her in Texas and not Cali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted November 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 18, 2018 9 hours ago, L.A.T.1961 said: An earlier version from the mid 50's. https://www.mercatus.org/expert_commentary/how-faa-killed-supersonic-flight-and-how-it-can-revive-it The father of the Dambusters mission! Brilliant man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted November 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted November 18, 2018 X-59 Remember me of the Douglas X-3 Stiletto... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllPossible Posted November 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Imagine being the pilot travelling nearly 1K miles per hour at 55K feet with hundreds of passengers... Much respect to them because that would be very intense. Most people really can't understand that at that speed your veryy vulnerable to anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted November 19, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2018 The sonic boom issue, age and its outmoded analog control sytems saw Concorde into retirement but the real obstacle to development of supersonic flight is that it has no commercial viability when pitched against conventional aircraft. One issue with Concorde was its pencil slim fuselage which limited the number of paying passengers and creature comforts on board. Increasing the size of the fuselage comes with enormously prohibitive running costs, not to speak of the engineering problems involved. Commercial airlines can make more money transporting people via subsonic aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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