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NASA exploring potential for supersonic passenger jet which could fly from London to New York in 90 minutes (news.sky.com)

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[–] Rednax 2 points 1 year ago

There exists a research paper claiming that a much more fuel efficient plane is possible: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/6.2022-3314

Problem is, it is locked behind a paywall that I cannot circumvent. But even if the paper is only half-true, it still implies a large efficiency gain is possible.

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