Supersonic airliner advocates push for new boom standards
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Since the Concorde was retired in 2003, industry has believed supersonic air travel will not return until technology can mute sonic booms sufficiently to allow high-speed flight over land. Time savings crossing the continent—New York to Los Angeles in 2.5 hr.—would make the business case for...
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