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Forum: Military Aviation

26th Mar 2024, 00:35

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Could the Boom Overture have a Military Application?

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Posted By tdracer

If it's a 'proof of concept' prototype, what good...

If it's a 'proof of concept' prototype, what good is it if it doesn't address the show-stopping aspect of the 'boom'? After all, we've been building supersonic aircraft since the 1950s - the basic...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2024, 22:17

Replies: 38

Could the Boom Overture have a Military Application?

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Posted By tdracer

Wake me up when it goes supersonic and they have...

Wake me up when it goes supersonic and they have a chance to measure fuel burn and sonic boom footprint.

Then I'll take another nap while they raise the many billions of dollars needed to put...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Mar 2024, 18:28

Replies: 38

Could the Boom Overture have a Military Application?

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Posted By tdracer

Hard to see how - given that drag increases as...

Hard to see how - given that drag increases as velocity squared - they can make an SST that has seat-mile fuel burn competitive with subsonic while going twice as fast. Mach 1.7 is too slow for any...

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