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Indeed it was political. IMHO if a US supersonic commercial plane comes into service without an Airbus counterpart, it won't have access to the European skies.
by BenoitP 5y ago
Indeed it was political. IMHO if a US supersonic commercial plane comes into service without an Airbus counterpart, it won't have access to the European skies. At least not the over french territory. The industry is still very salty that the Concorde market was taken from under them.
- dogma1138 5y agoEurope banned supersonic commercial flights over the continent 2 years before the US did. Whilst this was political to some extent the politics were very much local, as in people don’t want to hear booms.
- FridayoLeary 5y agoAlso, shattered windows. A boom can easily smash windows.
- blunte 5y agoEspecially 100 year + old buildings with original glass.
- hugh-avherald 5y agoNot that easily. Even with a fighter at 500 ft above, Mythbusters couldn't break windows. The Oklahoma tests had eight booms a day using very large aircraft. It took months before windows broke.
- pyuser583 5y agoLong term wear and tear is a legitimate concern. I’d be pisses if jets flying overheard broke my windows once every five years.
- pdoege 5y agoThe Space Shuttle's sonic boom broke one of my bay windows when I was living in Orlando. Mythbusters was an entertainment TV show, I wouldn't extend their results to real life.