[AR] Re: B-58 \ was Ozone etc.
- From: "John Dom" <johndom@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:18:01 +0200
Henry S. wrote:
For doing it today, the one thing I would wonder about is whether we have
the right engines for it -- sustained high-supersonic speed has not been a
priority for jet-engine design in recent decades. (Not even in fighter
engines, because real fighters on real missions rarely get anywhere near
Mach 2, a fact that was not then appreciated.)
Eat your hearts out maybe, but Concords flew, not rarely but daily with
passengers at Mach 2 over the oceans. Piece of cake!
jd
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