• miz@lemmygrad.ml
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    8 days ago

    cutting the longest 14-15 hour flights down to 5-7 hours would be really cool but I would also like to bring back static airships

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOP
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      8 days ago

      I would love airships, and imagine if they were designed for lower volume but so you travel in comfort where you have a room like an overnight train.

  • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    I posted a video about this tech a couple of months ago. NASA’s X-59 is in the active testing stage, with its first flight planned for this year.

    The main American competitor to this Chinese company right now is Boom Supersonic, whose XB-1 test plane has already flown. Their first full scale plane, the Boom Overture, is in development.