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		madamelic on Oct 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: XB-1 Supersonic Rollout >$3000 cross-country ticket in U.S. is about the maximum the market will bear. Boom won't be flying over any country. They will only travel over oceans, to prevent issues / complaints that Concorde had.

anovikov on Oct 8, 2020 [–]

Then they are toast before they start. Any supersonic startup must solve the noise problem first. It is solvable with proper aerodynamical tricks, at least in theory.

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