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Supersonic Flight Without The Sonic Boom

Posted by timothy on from the and-half-the-fat dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Summary misleading by Eric+Ass+Raymond · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Linux: The ULTIMATE price-performance ratio!!

    Wouldn't that make it zero?

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  2. black box?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    surely you meant "black ops", no?

  3. Re:But what if... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't know. What if monkeys fly out of your butt?

  4. hmmm.... by temojen · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    looks like new use for the old flying boats...

  5. Re:Rejected by Scrameustache · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Reason why it was rejected: Article referenced was from MONEY.cnn.com and more than a week old ;-(

    Lessee, the test was on wednesday, sept 3rd, I submitted it on saturday, sept 6th...

    6 - 3 = 3.
    1 week = 7 days.

    3 - 7 = -4...therefore, LESS than a week old.
    Basic math people.

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  6. SCO by termos · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    SCO claims to have the copyright on SCOnic...oh wait.

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  7. Fans by kmahan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Now if they could just make some computer fans that were quiet. I really hate the sonic booms that come out of them when I power up my machine.

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  8. Science? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    .
    ....poop.
  9. I see.... by nate+nice · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Your science is crazy!

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  10. Re:Proud day for you and your family! by SpamJunkie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, how do you spell "vocal minority"?

    M-a-c-g-e-e-k-s.

  11. Re:Rejected by Lars+T. · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    You didn't read the article too well, then.
    Northrop cuts sonic 'boom'

    Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says modifying an aircraft's shape can reduce supersonic booms.
    August 28, 2003: 6:39 PM EDT

    Reason three why your story was rejected: quoted article reported things that hadn't happened at the time of writing. Or something.
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  12. Re:Where's the Earth Shattering Kaboom!?!? by void+warranty() · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Um, you mods are on crack.

    I tried to pipe that stuff through /dev/bong but it is in Windows Media Format or something and thus that clod is insensitive to burning.