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Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by capekwasright on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:18AM (#32483940)
The original design was meant to use 3x turbojets, not turboprops.
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Re:American Airlines agrees to purchase Boom Supersonic Over... by Maursault on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:55PM (#32492142)
What does "turbo" mean in this context? Are these things somehow using exhaust to spin a turbine to force air into the intake faster for boosted performance? Or is it just jive, spin, marketing, to sound cool?
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