☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoChina is designing a silent supersonic airplane to win the next era of commercial flightwww.fastcompany.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThe headline is misleading. It’s quieter, but far from silent.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-up0·2 months 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”.