http://defensetech.org/2006/07/28/rapid-fire-072806/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/07/28/rapid-fire-072806/#comment-134310 Brian Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:31:23 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2052#comment-134310 Dave, the Concorde was a financial success. People were paying the money. The reason it's no longer in use is because one crashed. Safety became a concern. It held a perfect safety record, which was then destroyed when they lost one. The super-rich won't spend the extra 10 grand to save two hours when there's a danger of dying added in. Dave, the Concorde was a financial success. People were paying the money. The reason it’s no longer in use is because one crashed. Safety became a concern. It held a perfect safety record, which was then destroyed when they lost one. The super-rich won’t spend the extra 10 grand to save two hours when there’s a danger of dying added in.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/07/28/rapid-fire-072806/#comment-134308 pedestrian Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:03:39 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2052#comment-134308 Civilian supersonic jets will probably not return. Noise from the sonic boom was one of the factor, but there are also other disadvantages, especially the amount of fuel it eats. Cost performance must be considered if you want to get it flying. Instead, I would guess blended wing plane (Boeing 797) will have more chance to become reality. Civilian supersonic jets will probably not
return. Noise from the sonic boom was one of the factor, but there are also other disadvantages, especially the amount of fuel it eats. Cost performance must be considered if you want to get it flying. Instead, I would guess blended wing plane (Boeing 797) will have more chance to become reality.

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