Will we ever fly supersonically over land?

Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by fastball on Saturday July 03, 2021 @07:52PM (#27726019)

My preferred solution is buttloads of nuclear, carbon neutral solutions to liquid fuel (e.g. pulling CH4 out of atmosphere with Sabatier) and general carbon capture.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by pyrale on Saturday July 03, 2021 @08:17PM (#27726157)

While producing clean energy would be great, a significant share of our travel issues is related to land use.

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by fastball on Saturday July 03, 2021 @08:19PM (#27726174)

Ok, but... airplanes use the least land?

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by pyrale on Sunday July 04, 2021 @10:27AM (#27729856)

Much like the difference in land use with or without cars is not simply roads and parkings, but also the horizontal development of cities rather than vertical, the land use involved by planes is not simply the airstrips. Among others, it is also all the land developed specifically for vacation in remote places. If you look at [1] for instance, this area would simply not be developed if planes were not a thing.

[1]: https://www.google.com/maps/@21.1715988,-86.8077681,1041m/da...

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Re:Will we ever fly supersonically over land? by fastball on Monday July 12, 2021 @11:11PM (#27817317)

What is wrong with vacations in remote places?

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