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posted by martyb on Wednesday February 14 2018, @05:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-boom-zoom dept.

Trump Backs Supersonic NASA Jet That Will Fly From New York to London in Three Hours

A sleek, experimental plane that would quietly crack the speed of sound and transform a trans-Atlantic flight into a three-hour hop received critical backing on Monday under NASA's budget request for the fiscal year that starts October 1, 2018. The document signals the Trump administration would like to prioritize the jet, as well as further research into faster-than-sound airplane technology.

The budget request refers to the Low-Boom Flight-Demonstrator, a plane NASA wants in order to bring back supersonic commercial flights by mitigating their most annoying side effect, the loud sonic boom that accompanies them.

That boom has always been the biggest stumbling block for commercial supersonic flight. It is caused by the sheer number of air particles the nose of the plane pushes aside as it flies. Those molecules form a wave of high pressure, like a boat's wake as NASA describes it, which rolls out like a carpet beneath the airplane.

Also at Space.com.

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  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Sulla on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:25AM (5 children)

    by Sulla (5173) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @06:25AM (#637483) Journal

    BFR will do it in like 30 minutes, under budget and ahead of schedule.

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  • (Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:52AM (1 child)

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:52AM (#637523)

    Isn't BFR already like 5 - 10 years behind schedule?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @10:59AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 14 2018, @10:59AM (#637547)

      BFR was announced last year, are you thinking of the SLS?

  • (Score: 2, Redundant) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:01PM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:01PM (#637828) Homepage Journal

    Let me tell you some things not many people know. BFR stands for Big Fucking Rocket. And it's only for cargo, not for people. But if you flew in it you'd get your astronaut wings. And if you had sex in it, it's VERY SPECIAL because of Zero Gravity. Not many people have had Zero Gravity Sex!!

    • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:27PM (1 child)

      by Sulla (5173) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @08:27PM (#637846) Journal

      So I get that you exist because you appear to be forever butthurt that Trump is president, and thats fine. But you really need to step up the quality of your posting to how you had it when you first started. The original posts were quite good, and occasionally they are still good. Just try harder because really its kind of disappointing, bigly.

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      • (Score: 2, Offtopic) by realDonaldTrump on Wednesday February 14 2018, @11:12PM

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Wednesday February 14 2018, @11:12PM (#637938) Homepage Journal

        Many people were surprised that Donald J. Trump was elected President -- and so overwhelmingly! Maybe, probably, they believed the many Fake polls and stories in the Fake News Media. To be perfectly honest with you, I was a little surprised myself. It was the BEST surprise of my life!!!!

        Believe me, every day I'm working very hard. And people tell me I'm doing an AMAZING JOB! A terrific job. They thank me for the opportunity and blessing that I've given them to serve my agenda and the American people. Because I always, always put the American people first. And I thank them for their support. Even you Millennials -- so many wanted Crazy Bernie, but they voted for me when he got schlonged. Thank you!!