Why We Still Don't Have Another Concorde

The Concorde changed the way we traveled 40 years ago by drastically cutting flight times between Europe and the US. However, the Concorde retired in 2003, and there's yet to be a reemergence of a commercial supersonic jet. Companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus are working towards the next stage of development by reducing the sonic boom, while also keeping in mind efficiency and safety. So, what's the super holdup with supersonic passenger planes?

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Why We Still Don't Have Another Concorde

[cmair]

The engineering behind Concorde is awesome to this day

[SWELPH]

I can’t believe that Concorde was designed in the 1960s. That aircraft was genuinely a miracle in human history . Much respect for the engineers back then.

[yugbhardwaj]

The Concorde could easily survive with few modifications. But people were already against it and the crash just ignited the issue.(Which I understand)
When concrode got a red flag, many pilots said that this will push the aviation industry decades behind. And thats what exactly happened.

[royceorville]

"2020 is gonna be the testing year"

2020: maybe i dont wanna be the bad guy anymore

[raphizz]

My mom used to work on the concorde and she told me me all of those amazing stories speaking with movie stars, singers etc

[GLiTcH_point]

Personally, I think the sonic boom sounds cool

[carlosdossantos]

Can you imagine hearing a boom and having the privilege to see a Concorde going over you? People back in the days weren’t ready for the concorde

[oliviasteven]

My parents grew up in south London knowing it was dinner time when they heard the Concorde take off 😂

[norbert]

ALmost 6, 5 minutes of talking without actually telling anything, pretty spectacular...

[Cross-xmfr]

We don't need faster than sound, we just need roomier than economy

[CrackyCreates]

" supersonic flight will be avalible from mid 2020's "


press x to doubt

[Sacto]

In short, future SST's will likely limit their top speed to around Mach 1.6. Such a speed limit has a number of benefits:
1. You don't need to run engines with a lot of reheat (afterburner) mode, which substantially cuts down on fuel consumption.
2. It makes it easier to "shape" the plane to reduce the sonic boom to nearly inaudible levels.
3. It means a lot less structural heating. That makes it a lot more viable to use many composite materials to lower the weight of the plane.
4. It may make it possible to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo non-stop at full Mach 1.6 speed. That means Los Angeles to Sydney can be accomplished with just one fuel stop in Honolulu, with supersonic flying most of the way.

It should be noted that General Electric recently unveiled a new jet engine, the _Affinity_, designed for such supersonic flight. It will be as quiet as today's high-bypass engines on takeoff and landing but its _supercruise_ ability means supersonic flying with very little need for reheat operation.

[yowyow]

I am from Jamaica and my mom told me that that one of those airlines landed at the Norman Manley international in Jamaica and the sound of the airlines shattered the windows and all the glass

[Milo-nfpm]

I never thought about the amount of supersonic booms we would have to endure in my Concorde conquering the world fantasies, which definitely puts me off it.. it’s still so amazing how you look at such an old plane to get a glimpse of how the future might be. Truly inspiring.

[lighttheoryllc]

Simple conclusion

When FAA Approves "name of company " start to invest while its cheap.

[neoanderson]

It’s good to see the younger generation take interest into something that was (still is) an engineering marvel.
I always looked forward to the CNE air show back in the day. The only time we could see Concorde do a demo run. What gorgeous plane.
I hope it’s successors come to fruition. 👍🏻

[clintonlyle]

“... and even wind tunnel testing.”

Umm there was wind tunnel testing back in the 40’s.

[flyingpancake]

1:57 I’m sorry but did they just use a picture of the concept Lockheed Martin sr-72 spy plane in a Boeing article? What?

[kuro]

I am actually glad these videos comes in my recommendations I like wasting my time watching videos like that so I appreciate it..

[marko]

I think the Spike Aerospace design is going to have to look at the intake duct on the engine to slow the airflow down.