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arrow-up114arrow-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 · 21 days agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-221 days agoThe headline is misleading. It’s quieter, but far from silent.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days 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-up2·21 days agoHairdryers are quite loud too. It’s a stretch to describe even the sonic boom as “silent”.
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”.