Futuristic Biplane Design Eliminates Sonic Boom 140
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from the suborning-supersonic-silence dept.
from the suborning-supersonic-silence dept.
Zothecula writes "A throwback to early 20th century aviation may hold the key to eliminating the sonic boom — at least according to researchers at MIT and Stanford University. Strongly reminiscent of biplanes still in use today, the researcher's concept supersonic aircraft introduces a second wing which, it is claimed, cancels the shockwaves generated by objects near or beyond the sound barrier."
Romulans? (Score:5, Funny)
Is it me, or does that look like a Romulan War Bird? :-P
They failed to mention the crash on takeoff... (Score:4, Funny)
They didn't mention the fatal crash on takeoff as one of the contributing factors grounding the Concorde, but they did say:
and there may be a boom in the field in the coming years.
Re:The problem. (Score:3, Funny)
Why don't you guys figure this out, OOB, and get back to us.
Re:Romulans? (Score:4, Funny)
They don't want the Federation to hear them coming.
Sub-supersonic speeds? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, that is all well and good - but what happens at super-subsupersonic speeds?