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Son of Concorde

Posted by michael on from the faster-than-a-speeding-bullet dept.

targo writes "BBC reports that EADS is considering a new generation hypersonic commercial aircraft. "Son of Concorde" would be twice as fast, carry twice as many passengers while being much quieter than its predecessor. It would get from Tokyo to Paris in just two hours, US destinations are not mentioned. However, as Japan's failure last summer suggests, it might not happen too easily."

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  1. Re:Failure Reborn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "With Boeing looking at a stale and aging product line and unable to get any new plane off the drawing board without a major subsidy through the pentagon, Airbus is now the dominant force in the market. "

    Airbus was formed through massive DIRECT subsidies from a consortium of European countries, these "major subsidies though the Pentagon" you speak of help defend Europe even today, allowing you (Europe) to indulge in things like welfare states and redundant global positioning satellite systems instead of having to buy boring crap like cargo planes and refueling tanker jets.