Posted on 06/27/2025 5:50:24 AM PDT by Red Badger
,,, neither do I, apart from the time Richard Branson was crossing the Atlantic in a high tech hot air balloon. The crew of a Concorde flight sent him a radio message to say they were approaching, albeit a fair distance from him as they were to pass. He said the balloon rocked violently from the wake and [probably] the boom.
Well yeah. It’s a museum on the Hudson River. Maybe Sully landed near by but that’s about it.
Think barges and cranes
“ 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.
The Concord did not fly supersonic over land, only over the ocean. That was agreed to before it began operations.
Anyone who believes a new commerical airplane will be designed, built, certified and flying passengers over the Atlantic by 2026 is more gullible than a Biden voter.
Even if you use the existing Concord as the basis for your platform. There is ZERO chance a new concord will be flying passengers by 2026
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