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More On Silent Supersonic Planes

Posted by timothy on from the more-of-a-phhhhffftt dept.

Reverberant writes "Popular Science describes the latest attempt at developing a supersonic plane designed to minimize sonic booms. The article describes some of the history behind the research, and recent attempts at validating the theory. Also note that researcher Ken Plotkin is a frequent contributer to alt.sci.physics.acoustics."

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  1. Sonic booms... by XaviorPenguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where is that Hedgehog when you need him? Can't we tell him just to be quiet?

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  2. Towards A Silent Sonic Booms by NitsujTPU · · Score: 4, Funny

    Conjugate much?

    1. Re:Towards A Silent Sonic Booms by BabyDave · · Score: 3, Funny

      All Your Booms are Belong to Us?

    2. Re:Towards A Silent Sonic Booms by Thing+1 · · Score: 3, Funny
      declension

      Sounds like what you do to be less anal retentive. Which, in a thread on nitpicking, is somehow fitting.

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  3. Re:windows by Exiler · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not to mention, you can't stick your arm out the window when you're cruisin'.

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  4. phew by c0dedude · · Score: 4, Funny

    If it's been published on the prestigious trade journal 'alt.sci.physics.acoustics', it must be true!

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  5. 'Popular Science' by shobadobs · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Popular Science." No such thing, man. More like, "nerdular nerdance."

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  6. Re:windows by voidptr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just ask JFK Jr.

    I can't, my scuba certification isn't current.

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