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Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by dragonwriter on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @07:37PM (#13710638)
> Not so sure about it. Look at Concorde.

The absence of a business case is not the same as the absence of technology.

Technology for supersonic aircraft has moved forward since the Concorde. Economically viable applications for that technology for commercial passenger transport have not, however, appeared. (Or, if they have, they haven't been recognized.)

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Re:Tesla Says Model 3 on Track as Quarterly Loss Beats Estim... by Reason077 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @08:38PM (#13710913)
Even if there is an economic case for supersonic civil aviation, considerable environmental problems must first be overcome.

Given their extreme noise, pollution, and ozone layer disruption it's certainly a good thing there aren't hundreds or thousands of Concorde-equivalents plying the skies today.

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