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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."

8 of 297 comments (clear)

  1. 2nd FP in one day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I rulez again!!!

    -DT

  2. hrmmmm by reidab · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A booms?

  3. 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.

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  5. roflez by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hate crackaz.

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

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

  7. Re:Towards A Silent Sonic Booms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No, we're nerds; all we can do is masturbate.

  8. Re:In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Worst Soviet Russia joke ever.