@Bunsen @paper9741 @DC5FAN , this is what a high-distortion inlet (or a foid without a moral constitution) sounds like at max suck...
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Is it distorted from spillage and flying so slow? Pretty sick!
Its tthe geometry of the intake ducting that makes the sound at low airspeeds; the C-5 with the older GE TF-39 engines did something similar to give it a unique sound at takeoff:
https://youtu.be/qSVYtS_xfs4
https://youtu.be/qSVYtS_xfs4
I love older jets just coz they look like Druids didn't design them.
H8 h8 h8 newer jets coz they look like something out of Stonehenge.
H8 h8 h8 newer jets coz they look like something out of Stonehenge.
I miss the old designs.
On left is still the sexiest passenger jet ever. Not efficient, but sexy.
Hopefully Boom's curvy new SST (on right), called 'Overture' is successful.
On left is still the sexiest passenger jet ever. Not efficient, but sexy.
Hopefully Boom's curvy new SST (on right), called 'Overture' is successful.
Scott Manley did a tour of their shop not long ago. Really impressive operation, hope they are successful.
Supersonic air travel is one of those things we almost *have* to get it back to break the "we used to do things but we can't anymore" curse.
Supersonic air travel is one of those things we almost *have* to get it back to break the "we used to do things but we can't anymore" curse.
>"we used to do things but we can't anymore"
This is precisely why big aero is at the cusp of a major reckoning. Boeing went all-in on legacy shit & DEI and are paying the price. Airbus, a state-owned enterprise, is only a player because Boeing tripped over itself and there is nobody else in the big jet market. I wish Tupolev, Sukhoi or Ilyushin were players, as they make a fine product, but they've been sanctioned out of the market.
The only way forward are for new companies led by our generation who are willing to take big risks to innovate.
This is one of the reasons why so many 'startups' are sprouting up all over. Some of these 'startups' are effectively branches of big aero/big tech as a way to get around onerous big corporate culture & DEI.
This is precisely why big aero is at the cusp of a major reckoning. Boeing went all-in on legacy shit & DEI and are paying the price. Airbus, a state-owned enterprise, is only a player because Boeing tripped over itself and there is nobody else in the big jet market. I wish Tupolev, Sukhoi or Ilyushin were players, as they make a fine product, but they've been sanctioned out of the market.
The only way forward are for new companies led by our generation who are willing to take big risks to innovate.
This is one of the reasons why so many 'startups' are sprouting up all over. Some of these 'startups' are effectively branches of big aero/big tech as a way to get around onerous big corporate culture & DEI.
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5I just hope some of these startups stick around. It sucks seeing promising new players get bought up and their work never sees the light of day.
Technically, the State of Florida considers my business a "Technology Startup". I guess "startup" is newspeak for "new small business".
We even asked why they consider as such, especially given that we didn't take a dime from any big tech or VC firm...
We even asked why they consider as such, especially given that we didn't take a dime from any big tech or VC firm...
yeah. true.
Also everyone getting their money back in the old-geezer generation (retirement "benefitz") can afford to at least throw cash at the LLC machine. I'll be a joiner in a year or two mebbe.
Also everyone getting their money back in the old-geezer generation (retirement "benefitz") can afford to at least throw cash at the LLC machine. I'll be a joiner in a year or two mebbe.
I couldn't even get that- It took me six months in 2021 of working to break the do-nothing nigger barrier to get at least some of the VA grant I was awarded to start the business. The state of TX screwed us, so we recently relocated to FL, and after all these years we're about to finally get the remainder of the balance due to us.
That means we can work full-time on our main project and hire some of you!
That means we can work full-time on our main project and hire some of you!
Is that a 35 degree AOA and not stalling?
And if you might pardon my ignorance, can you tell me what the black lines represent? I initially thought they must be direction of air flow, but that would mean air was coming to the leading edge from two very different directions.
In any case, just by eye it looks very impressive. Gonna set that as my background.
And if you might pardon my ignorance, can you tell me what the black lines represent? I initially thought they must be direction of air flow, but that would mean air was coming to the leading edge from two very different directions.
In any case, just by eye it looks very impressive. Gonna set that as my background.