NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights
NASA moves a step closer to supersonic passenger flights
A new study by NASA’s Glenn Research Center has looked at the possibility of supersonic passenger jets. Its “high-speed strategy” is mooting commercial flights that travel at up to Mach 4 – over 3,000 miles per hour – starting with transoceanic routes.
In July, Lockheed Martin completed the build of NASA’s X-59 test aircraft, which is designed to turn sonic booms into mere thumps, in the hope of making overland supersonic flight a possibility. Ground tests and a first test flight are planned for later in the year. NASA aims to have enough data to hand over to US regulators in 2027.
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I mean look, it's cool that they're doing this and all, and the idea or a trans Atlantic flight in 3 hours is neat for sure ... but air travel is already really damn fast, could we focus on making it less shit in other ways?
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Can we get the carbon footprint down so it doesn't contribute so much to the end of the world?
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Can we cut fuel costs significantly so it doesn't have to be so miserably expensive?
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