☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agoChina's supersonic plane is ready for its first high-speed test flightinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkChina's supersonic plane is ready for its first high-speed test flightinterestingengineering.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoEconomics never worked out for the Concorde, and supersonic flight is intrinsically linked to high hydrocarbon fuel consumption. That alone should keep it to the technology demonstrator niche.
Economics never worked out for the Concorde, and supersonic flight is intrinsically linked to high hydrocarbon fuel consumption. That alone should keep it to the technology demonstrator niche.