The Concorde was able to fly above Mach 2 and that was back in the 1970s.
So maybe we've already missed the "Golden Age of Travel"?
Guess we get to look forward to hearing sonic booms all the time if this actually pans out.
Fun fact, there were only 14 aircraft flying for Concorde. There are currently 130+ supersonic aircraft supposedly being ordered or pre-ordered, with Boom Supersonic planning for 1,000+ being put into service eventually.
That's going to be interesting. I wonder if they're going to make no-fly zones for all the little rich enclaves where the elite live. Because constant sonic booms is going to get old fast.
I fly to SE Asia quite often, but probably won't be shelling out thousands to cut the cross-Pacific flight from 14 to 7 hours... Will be great for the rich folks though...
We had supersonic air travel before, over oceans. Over land, the speed was reduced to subsonic for boom avoidance. Those flying the airplanes were hard-pressed to make a profit anyway, so it essentially canceled the whole concept. (The Russian Tu-144 was grounded for quality and operational reasons and the American Boeing 2707 development program was terminated...even though completion of the program would have been less expensive than the premature cancellation of contracts.) The present interest involves the expected success of Boom Aerospace's technique for flying at Mach 1 over land, but that involves a much more slender fuselage profile.
The Boeing SST development was under way and we were a destination and departure point for Concorde. The SST program was canceled in 1971. I got to see the Boeing full-scale mock-up at its Developmental Center, sat in the cockpit mock-up, and got to see the horizontal stabilizer structural mock-up exercised at maximum deflection loads (somewhat frightening to watch).
So, by "we" I meant the technologically sophisticated nations.
Get the temporary work visa issued fixed first or you’re going to have illiterate flip flops trying to fly these things and crashing them while they have dozens / hundreds of innocents aboard.
Hell yeah! This is what I really like to see. Advancements in travel are huge for humanity and we've been stuck with old tech for too long!
Edit: My dad got to fly on a Concord in the 80s and said it was awesome. The lift vector gaining alt felt incredible and he said he felt like he was flying on the edge of space.
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2072011419176833314?s=20
🚨COMING SOON: SUPERSONIC FLIGHTS ✈️
The @ FAANews is clearing the way for supersonic technology to take the skies at MACH 1 SPEEDS ‼️
The airspace is about to get faster… Welcome to the Golden Age of Travel 👇
https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/2072003124349317431?s=20
Only Mach 1? That's dissapointing.
The Concorde was able to fly above Mach 2 and that was back in the 1970s.
So maybe we've already missed the "Golden Age of Travel"?
Guess we get to look forward to hearing sonic booms all the time if this actually pans out.
Fun fact, there were only 14 aircraft flying for Concorde. There are currently 130+ supersonic aircraft supposedly being ordered or pre-ordered, with Boom Supersonic planning for 1,000+ being put into service eventually.
That's going to be interesting. I wonder if they're going to make no-fly zones for all the little rich enclaves where the elite live. Because constant sonic booms is going to get old fast.
Deportations at lightning speed...
I fly to SE Asia quite often, but probably won't be shelling out thousands to cut the cross-Pacific flight from 14 to 7 hours... Will be great for the rich folks though...
The letters SST come to mind. Weird.
We better fix TSA first. Get the incompetent DEI hires out and knowledgeable people in.
I thought they weren't allowed to fly supersonic over land - ?
We had supersonic air travel before, over oceans. Over land, the speed was reduced to subsonic for boom avoidance. Those flying the airplanes were hard-pressed to make a profit anyway, so it essentially canceled the whole concept. (The Russian Tu-144 was grounded for quality and operational reasons and the American Boeing 2707 development program was terminated...even though completion of the program would have been less expensive than the premature cancellation of contracts.) The present interest involves the expected success of Boom Aerospace's technique for flying at Mach 1 over land, but that involves a much more slender fuselage profile.
We?
Yes: Europe and America. Perhaps you weren't there at the time.
I was working in the Filton press shop in 1968 when the USA had nothing.
The Boeing SST development was under way and we were a destination and departure point for Concorde. The SST program was canceled in 1971. I got to see the Boeing full-scale mock-up at its Developmental Center, sat in the cockpit mock-up, and got to see the horizontal stabilizer structural mock-up exercised at maximum deflection loads (somewhat frightening to watch).
So, by "we" I meant the technologically sophisticated nations.
Get the temporary work visa issued fixed first or you’re going to have illiterate flip flops trying to fly these things and crashing them while they have dozens / hundreds of innocents aboard.
Hell yeah! This is what I really like to see. Advancements in travel are huge for humanity and we've been stuck with old tech for too long!
Edit: My dad got to fly on a Concord in the 80s and said it was awesome. The lift vector gaining alt felt incredible and he said he felt like he was flying on the edge of space.