NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights | CNN
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A new study by NASA’s Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its “high-speed strategy” is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 – over 3,000 miles per hour – starting with transoceanic routes.

In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.

  • library_napper@monyet.cc
    112·
    1 year ago

    Actually just regular passenger trains that have priority over freight trains would be a great step forward

    • Stuka@lemmy.ml
      55·
      1 year ago

      You don’t want that unless you want the cost of virtually everything to increase.

      Don’t fuck with the infrastructure that keeps every corner of a country running on a day to day basis.

          • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            It’s amazing how out of touch with reality so many people on this platform are. It honestly feels like there are a lot more kids on Lemmy than there were on Reddit. They’re smart kids, but kids lack real world experience, and it shows.