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Sonic Thump Not Sonic Boom: NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Rolls Out
Scitech Daily ^
| JULY 10, 2023
| By SASHA ELLIS AND AMIEE LOMAX, NASA
Posted on 07/11/2023 1:26:40 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: TalBlack
Yeah, stupid me to write that. The huge benefit will be carrying John Kerry to climate conferences on the other side of the globe in half the time. Ten times every year.
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posted on
07/11/2023 4:05:58 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
To: Red Badger
That thing’s gonna poke somebody’s eye out if they’re not careful.
To: Red Badger
Forward viz looks a bit restricted.
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posted on
07/11/2023 4:12:05 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Let's go Brandon)
To: NorthMountain
I fly Hawaii to Arizona and back several times a year, and the flights in coach sucks.
But I cannot justify paying for 1st class, and likely not for any upcoming SST either.
So I writhe for 6+ hours
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posted on
07/11/2023 4:16:14 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Let's go Brandon)
To: Red Badger
Canard, wing, and two sets of stabilizers on the tail. And a fuselage design that looks like it’s modified from a Constellation.
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posted on
07/11/2023 4:39:47 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Red Badger
Hmm ..... maybe not a good idea to name the aircraft hanger “Stall”? 8-)
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posted on
07/11/2023 4:53:10 PM PDT
by
Col Freeper
(Praise and Trust in the LORD in All Things at All Times.)
To: doorgunner69
So I writhe for 6+ hours Australia ... several times.
The discomfort varies greatly with the aircraft type. I really don't fit well in 787 seats. A380 was much less uncomfortable. 777 is not bad, either.
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posted on
07/11/2023 5:26:34 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Red Badger
Will be more interested when they show the potential armaments it can carry next to it...
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posted on
07/11/2023 6:01:47 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
To: knarf
Because they can.......................
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posted on
07/12/2023 5:07:29 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Looks like a forgotten Century Series concept.
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posted on
07/12/2023 5:40:48 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Sirius Lee
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posted on
07/12/2023 5:44:30 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SuperLuminal
If you can fly at 3000+ mph, then you need only ONE....................
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posted on
07/12/2023 5:45:34 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Interesting return to the past... I have fond memories of several times having ATC tell me “You are number two for 36 Left following the Concord. Avoid wake turbulence! A memorable sight to this date!
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posted on
07/12/2023 6:15:29 AM PDT
by
ExSES
(the "bottom line")
To: Red Badger
"If you can fly at 3000+ mph, then you need only ONE" Hmmm...
Does that mean that you take off somewhere in the central U.S, get up to speed before you hit the west coast, and drop the bomb as soon as you reach Hawaii?
Do Newton's laws still hold or will we be referencing Minkowski diagrams to make the determination?
Snicker...
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posted on
07/12/2023 11:31:13 AM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperately need him)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/12/2023 11:53:10 AM PDT
by
devane617
(Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
To: Red Badger
This research could result in airplanes that could fly at Mach 1.6 with a range of around 6,000 nautical miles with very little sonic boom and engines that will meet ICAO Stage IV noise standards.
Why Mach 1.6 limit? I cite the following:
1. It means less thermal heating of the structure of the plane, so more composite materials can be used to keep the weight lower.
2. A Mach 1.6 limit means any sonic boom with such an advanced design will be very low indeed.
3. The plane don't need to run the engine with fuel-consuming reheat (neé afterburner) mode or very little use, which means higher fuel efficiency at supersonic speeds.
Both FlexJet and NetJets are very likely interested in such a plane. Both could order 40 planes for fractional ownership operations.
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posted on
07/12/2023 1:14:07 PM PDT
by
RayChuang88
(.FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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