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

    surely you meant "black ops", no?

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

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

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

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

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  4. 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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