Innerworld@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前NASA's quiet X-59 supersonic jet hit 0.98 Mach during a recent test flight, marking a major milestone in the race to bring supersonic travel back over populated areaswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11cross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkNASA's quiet X-59 supersonic jet hit 0.98 Mach during a recent test flight, marking a major milestone in the race to bring supersonic travel back over populated areaswww.youtube.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Videos@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前message-square7linkfedilinkcross-posted to: engineering@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkunklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 个月前It tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas. For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 个月前In that context, there are reasons the Concorde is no longer flying…
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前The Internet also made Concorde redundant. We’re never going to travel faster than TCP packets on a zoom call. Rich assholes who want a vacation with less travel time are gonna love these though.
minus-squareDicska@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 个月前Especially because the noise inside might still be pretty bad.
It tries to lessen the supersonic boom so that, unlike Concorde, you can fly Mach 1+ over populated areas.
For civil aviation use, or most likely for a multi billionaire private jet rather than an airliner.
In that context, there are reasons the Concorde is no longer flying…
The Internet also made Concorde redundant. We’re never going to travel faster than TCP packets on a zoom call.
Rich assholes who want a vacation with less travel time are gonna love these though.
Especially because the noise inside might still be pretty bad.