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Can it be less noisy? Don't think so. They should climb higher to be less noisy. To climb higher they have to go faster. To go faster they must have blackbird c
by molszanski 7y ago
Can it be less noisy? Don't think so. They should climb higher to be less noisy. To climb higher they have to go faster. To go faster they must have blackbird class body and engines. This is a very high ask
- lmm 7y agoBoom's whole value proposition is that they can make it less noisy essentially just by shaping the aircraft right, aided by improved fluid dynamics modelling techniques etc. They reckon they can improve enough to make a difference - or, cynically, improve enough to give an America-first FAA an excuse to approve them.
- molszanski 7y agoOh! Good to know!
- gsnedders 7y agoYes; we know for a fact that we can make much quieter supersonic aircraft, even for large transport aircraft (existing smaller aircraft of the same period as Concorde were already much quieter, and we've improved on that since). Note however no current proposal for a SST is anywhere near as big as Concorde, which already gives them an inherent advantage.
- molszanski 7y agoOk, good to know. Would love to seem the succeed at their goal. Quiet supersonic today feels like a dream