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Forum: Rumours & News

5th Jul 2018, 19:08

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Boeing Hypersonic airliner

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Posted By tdracer

I suspect any new hypersonic (or even supersonic)...

I suspect any new hypersonic (or even supersonic) Part 25 aircraft would have to be certified based on the probability of sudden cabin depressurization being extremely remote (10-9/hr. in cert speak)...

Forum: Rumours & News

2nd Jul 2018, 03:01

Replies: 69

Boeing Hypersonic airliner

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Posted By tdracer

HH, people have been launching rockets into earth...

HH, people have been launching rockets into earth orbit for 60 years, with very little difference between orbital and sub orbital trajectories - yet somehow they know the difference between satellite...

Forum: Rumours & News

2nd Jul 2018, 02:53

Replies: 69

Boeing Hypersonic airliner

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Posted By tdracer

OK, just how many commercial aircraft currently...

OK, just how many commercial aircraft currently flying have the engines imbedded in the wing? Putting the engines in pods on the wings was a breakthrough (pioneered on the B-47). Quite simply a...

Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jun 2018, 18:19

Replies: 69

Boeing Hypersonic airliner

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Posted By tdracer

Not only that, but the methods, processes,...

Not only that, but the methods, processes, materials, and overall technology has evolved so dramatically in the last 40 years that anything they did on Concorde would be of minimal value today.
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Forum: Rumours & News

27th Jun 2018, 00:35

Replies: 69

Boeing Hypersonic airliner

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Posted By tdracer

Thing about this: In the 1700's, rapid long...

Thing about this:
In the 1700's, rapid long distance travel was typically about 6 mph - the speed of a horse drawn carriage or a large sailing craft.
In the 1800's, rapid long distance travel was...

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