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To: SunkenCiv

Just one small step away from going hypersonic.


4 posted on 12/09/2025 9:41:23 AM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )
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To: fella
The engineering needed to make the SR-71 fly without, say, the windows popping out due to airframe deformation during heating, was so difficult that it hasn't been matched by anyone. And it was a two-seater that required in-air refueling with unique fuel. The next big leap (if any) will be suborbital rockets, such as the Starship may do. I'm not going to be an early adopter of those kinds of flights, no matter who builds it, btw. 😁

5 posted on 12/09/2025 10:00:11 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Kudos to the Admin Moderator, reason: "Randspam" [ 4354167 ])
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To: fella

I have been in a Concord, unfortunately only on the ground.

I think it would be cool if Pan Am got and flew a boom plane.


6 posted on 12/09/2025 10:00:15 AM PST by algore
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