Planes like this will make trips to Thailand easy

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This supersonic jet would sure make travel to Thailand much easier. Imagine flying from Canada to Hong Kong in 5-6 hours.
London to Sydney in 5 hours. I wonder if this would just make Thailand more crowded if available to the masses.
I wonder if the jet lag would be worse, or the same. They say jet lag is mainly caused by the number of time zones you change, but nothing is conclusive.
Hopefully Super fast travel doesn't lead to Super Jet Lag.

https://news.sky.com/story/virgin-ga...hours-12042007


https://www.cntraveler.com/story/sup...taking-so-long
https://insidehpc.com/2020/03/how-su...h-big-compute/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic_transport

The Concorde stopped service in 2003 shortly after 9-11 killed air travel.
I remember seeing the Concorde one time in the eighties when it did a cross Canada tour with the French President.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

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If it comes into production that would be great!

I read a bit of the specs and they want it to cruise at Mach 3, while Concorde could cruise at Mach 2. The big challenge will be the ticket prices as it will be all business/first class seating for 19 people (first stage design scope).

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If it comes into production that would be great!

I read a bit of the specs and they want it to cruise at Mach 3, while Concorde could cruise at Mach 2. The big challenge will be the ticket prices as it will be all business/first class seating for 19 people (first stage design scope).

Yes they say there won't be any lie flat seating since you don't need it, and it helps keep the costs down.

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Boom says $5,000 usd for x-atlantic flight.

The sad thing about Concorde retirement was all the millions that British Airways put into refurbing the aircraft prior to mothballing. It was an amazing aircraft.

The airframe would expand, up to 30 cm longer , during flight from the skin heated as a result of friction.

From AreospaceWeb ( http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question...s/q0199a.shtml )
"These temperatures rose even higher at the Concorde's maximum rated speed of Mach 2.2, with a peak nose temperature of 153°C (307°F). If those temperatures aren't impressive enough on their own, just consider that the outside air temperature at the Concorde's cruise altitude of 17,000 m (56,000 ft) is only -57°C (-70°F)!"
Engineering is amazing!