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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."

9 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Won't work. by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 0, Troll
    If it's not invented by the yankees, you can sure bet your ass that they're gonna try their damn best to can it.

    Like they did with Concorde.

  2. Twice the speed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    does that mean it can destroy buildings twice as large as the WTC?

  3. Whiner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you don't like noisy airplanes, why the fuck do you move to live next to an airport? Fucking whiner

  4. Kill Passengers in Half the Time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you thought the Concorde leveling a hotel was an effective, then this new generation of jets will truly amaze you!

  5. Re:ughh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't like it here in the US?!?! Move to fucking Iraq, asshole!!

  6. Re:Failure Reborn by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm so happy that you are richer than all of us and can afford to dump money on airfare.

    If you have so much fucking cash, what they hell are you doing wasting your time on /.??

    Bottom line - you may very well be able to afford to pay for speed, but there aren't many others who can or will. So suck it up.

    If you're so freaking rich, why don't you fund development of your own frickin private supersonic plane and fly that and get the hell of /.

    Idiot.

  7. Somewhere near the Pakistan border... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Damn damn damn, look at how much its going to cost to send our holy warriors to flight school for these babies! And we cant get a discount for skipping landing training these days.

  8. Re:Economics? by adam613 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Er, no. Concorde flew above 60,000 feet, where air resistance is much less than the customary 35,000 feet. Concorde was just as a fuel-efficient cruiser as subsonic planes; trouble is, it sucked 25% of it's fuel on take-off...

    Um, no. Concorde was assigned a block cruise altitude of 50,000-60,000 feet. Also, it used a LOT more fuel during cruise than normal planes, because of the afterburners. Think before you post.

  9. Re:Economics? by GNAA+Penisbird03 · · Score: -1, Troll

    FUCKTARD

    Courtesy of the GNAA