Even if this goes through, it would take many years for anyone to develop a supersonic passenger jet because no one has been working on a design for one because no one has seriously floated the idea of lifting the ban. I doubt they’re even worth it to the airline companies, since they’re now essentially banks first and foremost, thanks to them all cashing in on having their own credit cards, who just happen to have airliners.
Even if this goes through, it would take many years for anyone to develop a supersonic passenger jet because no one has been working on a design for one because no one has seriously floated the idea of lifting the ban. I doubt they’re even worth it to the airline companies, since they’re now essentially banks first and foremost, thanks to them all cashing in on having their own credit cards, who just happen to have airliners.
NASA has been working with Lockheed Martin on the X-59 aircraft for several years, but we are still decades away from civilian supersonic flight.
Comac C949: China unveils quiet supersonic jet with ultra-long range | SCMP
it’s gonna be pretty funny if Trump makes the C949 a reality
I can see it already, “Only big strong American jets are allowed to be supersonic, nobody else”
While they’re not efficient enough fuel-wise that an airline would pick them up, Concord jets do exist.