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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by TheOtherDave on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:39PM (#17015220)
I'm sure they'll reconsider as soon as someone develops jet engines capable of mach 2.2 that don't burn fossil fuels. In the meantime, since speed is their goal, they don't have much choice.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by wbl on Monday May 07, 2018 @04:16PM (#17016125)
And doesn't spew a giant plume of radioactive gas while irradiating the passengers.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by reaperducer on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:25PM (#17016971)
That's extra on United.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by robotresearcher on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @02:00AM (#17019121)
United could burn luggage for fuel. They're gonna lose it anyway.
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Re:Concorde ‘B’ by andygates on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @10:18AM (#17021028)
If the thing needs to burn go-juice, give it green go-juice. Isn't biofuel-derived avgas a thing yet? Startup idea...
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