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Yes and if you're talking about economy you will never be able to set foot on a plane like this either. There are proposals to have this over land as well which I am very strongly against to the point of not wanting a company like this to be successful.





> There are proposals to have this over land as well which I am very strongly against to the point of not wanting a company like this to be successful

Air NIMBY!

On a serious note, the only way this gets overland approval is if it’s comparably loud to existing options. Which given the work that’s been done on sonic booms, and some of the old kit that still flies, isn’t as hard as you’d think.


Are you unfamiliar with the work NASA is doing on sonic boom reductions? Or are you too cynical to care?

Very familiar, but even regular planes are loud as hell already since I happen to live between the airport and a holdover route.

Idk what altitude planes are at in a location like yours, but there is certainly going to be an altitude limit on supersonic flight over land.

I don't care if I can't, some people can. Good for them.



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