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To: GenXPolymath
I bet the one’s not in the museums were kept in flight ready conditions so it could be just engines swaps and engine cert flights. Do the avionics and interiors later or one by one.

I doubt that very much. It expensive as hell to keep aircraft in mothballs. Who’s paying all these years for that? And those are 50 year old airframes not modern composites. And the idea that they could build a new aircraft, flight test it, and go through all the required approvals in what… 18 months? Someone’s playing games here. Watch your wallet.

BTW. Ever heard a sonic boom? It’s a thunder clap right next to your head. You really don’t want them flying supersonic over your house, unless you own a window replacement company. ;~))

87 posted on 06/27/2025 7:59:43 AM PDT by Ditto
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To: Ditto

Apparently the owners of Concorde just got a patent on boom reduction this year. NASA has been working on it for a while now. Boom sonic the business jet sized competitor also holds patents and have been flying a test rig for some time too with NASA. They aim to reduce the PSI from 60,000 feet to something that won’t break glass. I am sure POTUS was shown the data before he signed off on overland flights. The routes will be transcon across flyover country in the Dakotas, Montana and the desert South West. There won’t be Concorde to anywhere but probably NYC to LAX, SFO, SEATAC to NYC maybe DFW or Houston to NYC. All the main flights will be from NYC,LAX,DC,MIAMI to intercontinental destinations.

Boom.sonic is a 50 seater and they do plan on flights all over the USA. I could see a partnership as Boom doesn’t have the legs for trans Pacific flights. They get people to LAX or NYC and then Concorde does the long legs. Boom has flown over land already at white sands and you could barely hear it at ground level impressive tech.


91 posted on 06/27/2025 8:09:35 AM PDT by GenXPolymath
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To: Ditto

“ BTW. Ever heard a sonic boom? It’s a thunder clap right next to your head. You really don’t want them flying supersonic over your house, unless you own a window replacement company. ;~))”. You are mistaken. Years ago, Concorde was flying over my house every Sunday around 2 pm on its way to landing at IAD, and there were no sonic boom, just a thrilling sight.


144 posted on 06/28/2025 12:54:57 PM PDT by IWONDR ( )
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