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"A new fleet of supersonic aircraft with similar particle emissions would significantly increase stratospheric aerosol surface areas and may increase ozone loss
by freeflight 9y ago
"A new fleet of supersonic aircraft with similar particle emissions would significantly increase stratospheric aerosol surface areas and may increase ozone loss above that expected for NOx emissions alone." [0]
See also [1]
[0] http://science.sciencemag.org/content/270/5233/70 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/270/5233/70
[1] http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-10-08/news/1995281022_1_ozone-sulfur-exhaust-particles http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-10-08/news/1995281022_...
- briandear 9y agoThat the Concorde polluted isn’t disputed — what I am referring too is the reason for the airplane’s grounding. Pollution wasn’t the reason the Concorde stopped flying.
- markonen 9y agoSeems unlikely to me that a new fleet of supersonic aircraft would use engines from a bomber that first flew in 1952[1]. I am assuming that modern engines would not have "similar particle emissions". For example, I would imagine that they wouldn't have afterburners. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan