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Still interested in the business model. Supersonic flight is over land is illegal in the US. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/supersonic-flight https://www.faa.gov
by cromulent 4y ago
Still interested in the business model. Supersonic flight is over land is illegal in the US.
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/supersonic-flight https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/supersonic-flight
- dharmab 4y agoNASA is testing new supersonic designs to see if they can be quiet enough for the ban to be revisited. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/Quesst/ https://www.nasa.gov/specials/Quesst/
- nszceta 4y agoThere is a procedure that allows supersonic operation under certain conditions granted on an individual basis. In addition, any new aircraft would need to meet current airworthiness and noise certification requirements.
- cromulent 4y agoYes the link I posted mentions that. > Currently, U.S. law prohibits flight in excess of Mach 1 over land unless specifically authorized by the FAA for purposes stated in the regulations. The two supersonic rulemaking activities would not rescind the prohibition of flight in excess of Mach 1 over land.
- phire 4y agoThere has been some openness towards reversing the ban. But it doesn't look any serioys movement will happen until after someone makes a plane and proves it's quiet enough. So Boom are taking a bit of a leap of faith, and also designing it to be capable of trans-Atlantic flights as a semi-profitable backup plan.