New supersonic bizjet?
12-20-2012, 06:13 AM
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New supersonic bizjet?
Gulfstream reveals new supersonic aircraft, inlet designs in patent filings
I think I drew this exact same aircraft back when I was 10 or 11 years old!
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I think I drew this exact same aircraft back when I was 10 or 11 years old!
Always a day late and a dollar short
USMCFLYR
12-20-2012, 09:12 AM
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Not sure what the structural makeup of the telescoping nose would be, but such a design is probably aimed at spreading out the sound pressure levels for over-land use, to be retracted for subsonic flight. There is pressure on the FAA to switch to a qualified performance scheme in lieu of the current prohibition on continental S/S flight. As we have discussed on prior threads, these jets are not suitable for small uncontrolled fields.
Here's a related thread-SS Bizjet News
Here's a related thread-SS Bizjet News
12-20-2012, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Hrkdrivr
How would they engineer that nose? Wow. If the interior cabin is going to be similar to the G450 (~45 feet), that's going to be a loooooong airplane
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