☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-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 month agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareflooflooflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoThe headline is misleading. It’s quieter, but far from silent.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month 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-squareflooflooflinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoHairdryers are quite loud too. It’s a stretch to describe even the sonic boom as “silent”.
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 month 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)