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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 19:46:36 JST Ars Technica

   NASA wants to bring back supersonic airliners—but quieter this time

   Supersonic flight without loud booms? NASA is working on that.

   https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/nasa-wants-to-bring-back-supersonic-airliners-but-quieter-this-time/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Colin Watson (_colin_watson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 20:17:45 JST Colin Watson

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     @arstechnica The information suggests the aeroplane will have lower passenger capacity, lower crew capacity and lower speed (compared with Concorde). So the headline could have been "Shrinkflation hits Supersonic Flight: Future planes smaller, slower and with less roaring"

   • JeffMorgan (jeffmorgan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 20:19:15 JST JeffMorgan

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     @arstechnica I dunno, there was something special hearing Concord open up with a double boom as it stretched it legs over the Atlantic leaving the UK. More a double thud from my house. I thought a VC10 was louder on take off though.

     But really a need now?

   • Jimmy Havok (jhavok@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 21:25:25 JST Jimmy Havok

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     @arstechnica Tonedeaf project.