☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe headline is misleading. It’s quieter, but far from silent.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year ago sonic booms quieter than a hairdryer More like about one specific noise. Jet aircraft are generally pretty loud even outside of sonic booms.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoHairdryers are quite loud too. It’s a stretch to describe even the sonic boom as “silent”.
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoAren’t they fairly quiet to the passengers? (the sound being behind the plane)
The headline is misleading. It’s quieter, but far from silent.
More like about one specific noise. Jet aircraft are generally pretty loud even outside of sonic booms.
Hairdryers are quite loud too. It’s a stretch to describe even the sonic boom as “silent”.
Aren’t they fairly quiet to the passengers?
(the sound being behind the plane)