Supersonic Jets Get a Boost as FAA Issues Rule to Spur Tests (bloomberg.com) 18
New regulations for testing the next generation of ultra-fast jets were finalized by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, an attempt to streamline the development of supersonic flight. From a report: The FAA on Wednesday announced the regulations as several companies work on developing prototypes of aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound, it said in a press release. The move is an attempt to make it easier to receive permission from FAA for conducting supersonic test flights. U.S. rules prohibit routine flights beyond the speed of sound -- about 660 miles (1062 kilometers) per hour at high altitudes -- over land. The agency is also working on setting broader new standards for such aircraft, it said. "Today's action is a significant step toward reintroducing civil supersonic flight and demonstrates the departmentâ(TM)s commitment to safe innovation," Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said in the press release. Companies including Aerion Corp. and Boom Technology are attempting to design aircraft capable of flying at speeds far faster than existing models, but concerns remain over sonic booms and other environmental issues.
Split! (Score:3)
Time to split the USA. We don't need a civil war if we just agree to go separate ways. If this were actually a close election, as it may be in the future, things would be even more heated than they are now.
Red & Blue just don't get along. We see different "news" and live in different realities. Blues believe evangelicals and rich team up to wreck everything by bribing the system, and Reds believe minorities, foreigners, and LGBTQ are wrecking everything. Both sides are frustrated and won't change their
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The problem is that there are no such things as red states or blue states.
There are urban areas and rural areas.
Even within those areas, we're talking more like a 60/40 split, not a 90/10 split.
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True, but splitting would end most DC gridlock. It wouldn't solve everything, but enough to make it worth it.
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Your insurrection and coup attempt will fail because your hero failed to get enough votes.
You have all failed to make America as deplorable as you are.
Repent for your sins as Democrats take control of the Presidency, Senate, and the House.
I tried to find a soulless democrat to recognize my repented status, but it* was running off to get a late-term abortion on some Christian taxpayers dime.
(* Fuck your old-fashioned sensical gender-speak. Pelosi says so.)
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For all you party people (Score:3)
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That's not what I was thinking but now I got that stupid song stuck in my head. Thanks for nothing.
Got their testing spot all picked out already, too (Score:3)
https://www.ainonline.com/avia... [ainonline.com]
Wasn't range a bigger issue? (Score:1)
Concorde had limited flights not just because of the restriction on supersonic flights over land but also because of the aircraft range. If there is a passenger jet that can be both supersonic and have the range to cross the Pacific Ocean then that's something that has a lot of options for routes.
We have passenger jets with enough range to go more than halfway around the world. There's no need to do so since with a range of somewhere between 7000 and 8000 miles a jet can get from most any point on land to
Fast travel (Score:3)
Now COVID (and its successors) can spread around the world faster than sound!