• Carobu@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Pretty sure we already had one of these and it was deemed not economically viable after like 30 years of operating at a loss basically.

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      It seems to be an attempt to solve one of the two problems with the Concorde - reduce the sound of the sonic boom so that it can fly at supersonic speeds over land and not just water. This would make the planes more economically viable as they can fly more routes. The other problem, though, which is not mentioned in the article, is the absurd amount of fuel the Concorde needed. Still going to be a major issue if they haven’t made these more efficient.

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      1 year ago

      But there is a Lego set of it coming out in a week or so and it is majestic.

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      1 year ago

      I wonder if Concorde would have been more feasible in the pacific with less worry about the disruptions caused by the sonic boom.