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		adgjlsfhk1 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft begins taxi ... the biggest difference is that composites and better computers probably make designing and manufacturing a good design a lot more feasible

hermitcrab 7 months ago [–]

IIRC the big issue was cooling the air into the engines. I think that is still a big issue.

adgjlsfhk1 7 months ago | [–]

The engines remain really tough, but using a properly tapering fusalage does let you increase capacity/thrust by 10-20% (and a lighter airframe helps here too)

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