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Successful Supersonic Jet Launch
Cave_Monster writes "Japan has hailed the test of a supersonic jet in South Australia's outback as a success. Unlike the attempt in 2002, this test saw the jet launch successfully from Woomera, South Australia." From the article: "Data gained through the test will be used in joint research by Japan and France towards a next-generation supersonic jet. No budget projections have yet been made for the entire project, which Japanese hope will produce a supersonic passenger jet capable of flying from Tokyo to New York in just under six hours - less than half the current time of a Concorde." We reported on the plan to do this, earlier.
"No budget projections have yet been made for the entire project, which Japanese hope will produce a supersonic passenger jet capable of flying from Tokyo to New York in just under six hours - less than half the current time of a Concorde."
OK. So what's the rush? New York leaving?
... since they grounded the fleet.
I for one welcome our new super-sonic overlords.
fly over Canada
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I still think the Blackbird was a fucking amazing plane. I guess maybe it wasn't feasible, but that doesn't take away from how brilliant it was, at the time. The enemy tries to shoot us down? Sounds fine to me. Hit the gas! Weeeee!
Unless, of course, you consider Canada to be land.
I'm sure they can be bought off for a couple of cases of Molson Gold per flight. The quebecers can probably be pacified if we agree that the captian has to put on a beret for the 2.5 minutes he is over their territory.
Right now, I could walk the distance in less than half the current time Concorde would take, unfuelled and in museums.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
That means the flight time will equal the sum of the taxi/security/queing times at either end. Quite an improvement.
..im on A SUPERSOOOOOONIC PLANE right now....
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"Derp de derp."
I know you're being funny, but Woomera is in outback South Australia, probably about 1000km away from the Gippsland region of Victoria
At mach 2 that's less than a half-hour drive, traffic permitting.
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
This might cause some damage to the plane, and the view for the passengers, especially during the subterranean part of the trip, would be less than spectacular, and possibly somewhat alarming, what with the total darkness, super-high pressures, searing heat from magma, and the like.
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