Supersonic Concept Plane Would Shush Sonic Booms

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.
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SpaceShipThree Revealed? - Hyperbola

The unveiling of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) design in January may have provided an insight into the suborbital tourism company's point-to-point travel plans.

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