A new design concept for a futuristic faster-than-sound aircraft could break through legal barriers to supersonic flights over land by shushing the sonic booms created by such vehicles.
The concept aircraft, envisioned by aerospace company Lockheed Martin, would revolutionize supersonic cruising by relying upon a so-called "inverted-V" engine-under wing configuration, where the engines sit atop the wings rather than beneath, NASA officials said in a statement.
Full article: FOXNews.com - Supersonic Concept Plane Would Shush Sonic Booms
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Monday, 5 July 2010
Monday, 28 June 2010
New Concorde Plans Unveiled
Japan and France are to work together to develop a successor to the retired supersonic jet aircraft Concorde.
Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4094810.stm
Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4094810.stm
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