Originally Posted by
Flyfalcons
I literally said this is their advertisment and who knows if it will come to fruition. I know this because I said "Aerion is advertising that a speed of M1.0-1.2 will prevent the sonic boom from reaching the ground. Will that come to fruition, anyone's guess. "
It's been demonstrated (by NASA IIRC), what they have to do is apply it to a commercial application. It may not be that zero noise reaches the ground but rather no sharp boom (N-wave), so maybe more like a low rumbling (similar to distant thunder).