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2021-06-04 Economy

United Airlines unveils plan to revive supersonic jet travel

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Posted by Fred 2021-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Nice! Some good news, finally

Posted by Elminesing Forkbeard6963 2021-06-04 00:27|| 2021-06-04 00:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Don’t like an aircraft company named “Boom”

Posted by Thunter Fleating7247 2021-06-04 04:53|| 2021-06-04 04:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "More than a half century later, United is again focusing on speed, bucking the most consistent airline trend over the past 50 years: a desire to fly cheaper, not faster."

...Which should tell you something about United's future planning.

The Overture is - or rather, will be - pretty impressive IF they're built. It's going to require engines and fuels that for all intents and purposes don't exist yet. The silent part is pretty impressive; Concorde clocked in at about 115db, Overture should be about 75, (about the same as normal conversation) but there's no promise yet that the effects will scale up from the experimental plane they're testing right now.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-06-04 06:59|| 2021-06-04 06:59|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree, Mike. If they succeed in what they (Boom) are doing, then it's a true show of American ingenuity.

Of course the Feds (in their current iteration) will put them through the wringer if that happens. No success allowed unless it's by the government.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-06-04 08:14|| 2021-06-04 08:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Deliver anywhere in the world in ONE HOUR. USAF and Elon Musk's plans to transport cargo by rocket revealed in air force budget

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2021-06-04 08:20|| 2021-06-04 08:20|| Front Page Top

#6 UA can't even serve a decent meal with plastic ware on their flights and they want to get into supersonic jet travel? But, shit, why not? If they get into financial trouble (again), they'll just have the taxpayers bail them out (again).

Posted by Clem 2021-06-04 08:54|| 2021-06-04 08:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Fly supersonic into O'Hare and still wait hours for your (broken) luggage.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-06-04 11:15|| 2021-06-04 11:15|| Front Page Top

#8 Retrieve your baggage then get stuck in bumper-to-bumper I-90 annual road repair.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-04 11:18|| 2021-06-04 11:18|| Front Page Top

#9 I suspect more oriented to trans-Pacific than trans-Atlantic.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-06-04 11:36|| 2021-06-04 11:36|| Front Page Top

#10 If it's a domestic flight I'd rather take a Southwest 737. Actually, I'd rather drive. If I'm going overseas I'd take an Airbus or 787 on just about any airline except UA or AA.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-06-04 13:33|| 2021-06-04 13:33|| Front Page Top

#11 but, but Link Light Rail

Posted by 746 2021-06-04 14:12|| 2021-06-04 14:12|| Front Page Top

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