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Hypersonic plane: New York to LA in less than 12 minutes
- ColinWright 15y agoDifferent details in an alternative article submitted here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2873313 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2873313
- jerrya 15y agoSince it seems the most likely use for this craft or its successors is not as manned aircraft but as unmanned kinetic bomb, the headline "New York to LA in less than 12 minutes" seems to tell a story of a different United States than the one we have now.
- modernerd 15y agoFlight overview and info here: http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/Falcon_HTV-2/Falcon_HTV-2.aspx http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/Falcon_HTV-2/Falc... Slide with links to video (WMV format) here: http://www.darpa.mil/Flight%20Overview%20slide--UPDATED%20as%20of%2029%20Jul%2011.html http://www.darpa.mil/Flight%20Overview%20slide--UPDATED%20as... DARPA press release here: http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2011/2011/08/09_HYPERSONIC_AIRCRAFT_READY_FOR_LAUNCH.aspx http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2011/2011/08/09_HYP... DARPA twitter account: https://twitter.com/#!/DARPA_News https://twitter.com/#!/DARPA_News
- smoyer 15y agoSo your mandatory TSA rape before your flight might last longer than the flight itself? On the bright side, the baby sitting next to you won't even have time to start crying.