Will we ever fly supersonically over land?

Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by BenoitP on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:18PM (#27724558)

Indeed it was political. IMHO if a US supersonic commercial plane comes into service without an Airbus counterpart, it won't have access to the European skies. At least not the over french territory. The industry is still very salty that the Concorde market was taken from under them.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by dogma1138 on Saturday July 03, 2021 @07:11PM (#27725771)

Europe banned supersonic commercial flights over the continent 2 years before the US did.

Whilst this was political to some extent the politics were very much local, as in people don’t want to hear booms.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by FridayoLeary on Saturday July 03, 2021 @07:29PM (#27725889)

Also, shattered windows. A boom can easily smash windows.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by hugh-avherald on Saturday July 03, 2021 @10:12PM (#27726774)

Not that easily. Even with a fighter at 500 ft above, Mythbusters couldn't break windows. The Oklahoma tests had eight booms a day using very large aircraft. It took months before windows broke.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by pyuser583 on Sunday July 04, 2021 @11:03AM (#27730157)

Long term wear and tear is a legitimate concern.

I’d be pisses if jets flying overheard broke my windows once every five years.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by pdoege on Monday July 05, 2021 @11:26AM (#27738898)

The Space Shuttle's sonic boom broke one of my bay windows when I was living in Orlando. Mythbusters was an entertainment TV show, I wouldn't extend their results to real life.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by blunte on Saturday July 03, 2021 @08:17PM (#27726153)

Especially 100 year + old buildings with original glass.

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