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Supersonic Flight Without The Sonic Boom
fname writes "Here's a story from Spaceflight Now about a new test aircraft that can travel at supersonic speeds without triggering a sonic boom. The technology works by modifying the shape of the plane. Although it's been believed to be possible for a long time, this is the first actual flight test, barring black box projects I suppose."
What does Guile think about these developments?
There's supposed to an Earth shattering kaboom?!?!
Wh00t! Now I can run outside and not have to worry about being blown through my house by a sonic boom! Now if we can just do something about those G5s...
I live near the airbase, and I'm talking on the telephone to you (miles away). You'll hear the boom before you see the plane!
Now all i need is a way to reshape the bullet in-flight for my high powered rifle and presto, the perfect assasination ;)
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> Just think. Los Angeles to New York in 3 hours.
What!? I've been getting about 120ms average.
The unofficial
In related news, real estate prices for residential property located near military airbases just jumped by 10%.
It then plummeted by 20% as investors realized that this technology was just in the prototype phase and unlikely to be implemented on a large scale for decades.
Hmmmm. That must be how the UFO's do it.
I love the headline posted here at /.:
;-)
"Supersonic Flight Without The Sonic Boom"
Which is a complete lie when you read the first paragraph of the article stating that they simply reduced the boom created, not eliminated. Fox News' web site does this too.
There is NO way to eliminate a sonic boom as long as the aircraft has either mass or creates friction. It is very doubtful that they are close to creating a massless, frictionless airplane
Calling bill gates the antichrist is tarnishing lucifer's good name.
... my CPU fan? Now that's a silencing challenge that will make money.
"Consensus" in science is _always_ a political construct.
SCO SCO SCO?
Nope, didn't work.
[SIG] It's like putting a moose in the blender -- a recipe for disaster!
From the article:
In flights conducted Aug. 27 on the same test range where Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier nearly 56 years ago...
Of course it works here. They admit themselves that the sound barrier is already broken at this location. Did anyone ever bother to FIX it in 56 years? Nooooooo. Maybe if it works at another location I will be impressed.
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!
Eeep. I sure hope no Concorde flight I'm ever on ends at 60K. I prefer my flights to end on the ground, preferably at an airport!
-T