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Re:TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future by londons_explore on Thursday September 15, 2022 @02:44PM (#32856619)
Pointy noses in military craft are to reduce the radar cross section - it actually performs worse.

A round nose has a flat bit at the front which reflects radar direct back towards the enemy that you're flying towards. Military planes generally have no surfaces facing directly forwards for that reason - even surfaces made of plastics reflect some radar when they get wet.

Re:TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday September 15, 2022 @03:25PM (#32857268)
The F-16 has a targeting radar mounted on a flat bulkhead. It's nose is effectively transparent.
Re:TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future by Gibbon1 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @03:11PM (#32857072)
As you go deeper into transonic and supersonic pointy nose is lower drag.