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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by loeg on Sunday October 22, 2017 @09:21PM (#15530022)
For over-land flights, you don't think the sonic boom might have any impact on wildlife?
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by djrogers on Sunday October 22, 2017 @10:55PM (#15530363)
We’ve had supersonic flight for just over 70 years now, and haven’t seen any indication that your fears are justified.
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by King-Aaron on Monday October 23, 2017 @03:06AM (#15531274)
Yeah but what if? We better completely stop developing all new technology until our fears can be resolved
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by pjc50 on Monday October 23, 2017 @05:29AM (#15531853)
.. and it's been banned over land for civilians and rarely used by militaries.
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Sunday October 22, 2017 @09:33PM (#15530054)
Apparently non oceanic flights are banned in the US, so it’s currently a non-issue here. Not aware of the EU restrictions.
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by loeg on Sunday October 22, 2017 @10:50PM (#15530344)
One of the explicit goals of Boom the company is to make overland flight viable (which makes the economics of supersonic flight closer to viable).
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by valuearb on Sunday October 22, 2017 @09:58PM (#15530160)
How is a sonic boom 1/40th the volume of Concordes going to affect wildlife?
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by loeg on Sunday October 22, 2017 @10:53PM (#15530355)
That's the question, isn't it? It would be a good idea to find out.

(Additionally, I suspect any figure like 1/40th the volume of Concorde is drawn from thin air at this point. They don't have a prototype flying subsonic yet, much less supersonic.)

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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by brianwawok on Sunday October 22, 2017 @09:29PM (#15530045)
Which land are they flying over?
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Re:Boom has orders for 76 of its future supersonic passenger... by loeg on Sunday October 22, 2017 @10:50PM (#15530346)
They don't have an aircraft yet, obviously. But one of the company's explicit goals is overland flights.
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