The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde

Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by melling on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @10:55AM (#15499619)

The ban was lifted for subsonic travel overland, right?

NASA is working on quieter supersonic flight, which reduces the sonic boom on the ground.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-begins-work-to-build...

Hopefully, we get commercial supersonic flight in some form in the 2020’s.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/boom-supersonic-jet/

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Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by vilhelm_s on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @12:06PM (#15500315)

Not yet, I think? There was some discussion in July this year:

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/20...

Eventually the bill passed, it has a provision that the FAA should "obtain the input of aerospace industry stakeholders regarding the appropriate regulatory framework and timeline", and report back next year.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2997...

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Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by masklinn on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @11:29AM (#15499929)

> The ban was lifted for subsonic travel overland, right?

Yes but as scrumper notes that made it inefficient.

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Re:The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde by melling on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @12:00PM (#15500256)

You are overlooking the obvious problem. Subsonic planes already existed. Even it it was just as efficient at subsonic speed, I doubt if it was as cost effective as a 737, for example.

The Concorde seated 100 people, in first class. If you can’t fly at supersonic speeds, you aren’t going to spend the extra money.

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