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If it had been possible, it would have been done long ago.

The X-59 that is now researching sonic boom reduction is a huge jump forward acoustically compared to the Concorde. Its fuselage is uniquely designed to spread the shockwave out across the fuselage to dilute the pressure differential. That’s why it has a shockingly long, specially contoured nose, and the pilot has no forward windscreen, instead relying upon cameras and synthetic vision. That design and the extremely high altitude at which it will fly should combine to prevent most of the acoustic energy from reaching the ground. I’ve experienced Lockheed Martin’s sonic boom simulator that allows you to hear a typical sonic boom, followed by the sound that the X-59 is expected to make. It’s really stunning, going from a very loud boom that shakes everything to a barely noticeable thump that Lockheed says should be no louder than someone nearby closing a car door.

Huh? Read that sentence you wrote again and think about how silly it is. Was there a Neanderthal space program 10,000 years ago that I’m not aware of? Did they also have iPhones because, “If it had been possible, it would have been done long ago?”

You gonna talk to me about silly, but, one can't get any more silly than what you just said.

iPhones? Neanderthal space program?

How 'bout concentratinig about what we're talking about? Sonic booms and the 'new' supersonic planes.

We've know about supersonic planes for a long time, and we've known about sonic booms for about 80 or so years. So, why didn't they do something about them a long time ago, since they've been hurting people's ears for that long too? If it had been easy, they would have 'fixed' the problem a long time ago. But, it ain't and you still cannot defy physics. Work-arounds" ? Perhaps, but, I still don't see those new planes flying over land any time soon, unless they do it below the speed of sound. Notice they're still trying to work on the problem. So, iPhones? Neanderthal? Think again.