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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. I read this a month ago. by LoveTheIRS · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The article has the date JULY 2004 on it. Because Companies send out magazines a month early. You receive the JULY edition in JUNE. I subscribe to Pop Sci...I read this article in June. Hardly News for Slashdot in August.

  2. Re:'Popular Science' by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And for my next science project... the effects of gasoline... on fire.