New supersonic passenger aircraft on the way for early 2020s

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  Oct 11, 2015 3:13 PM GMT

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/11/new-era-supersonic-air-travel-concorde

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  Oct 12, 2015 12:06 AM GMT

  I thought the concord was shut down maily because of profitability.
  
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#Retirement

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  Oct 12, 2015 12:52 AM GMT

  metta saidI thought the concord was shut down mainly because of profitability.

  
  It was for the most part. Enormous fuel cost to propel a plane that fast, and high maintenance costs. Only very well-heeled passengers could fly on it, and its capacity was not great.
  
  Added to that were environmental concerns about upper atmosphere damage, that played a part in the cancellation of the competing SST program in the US before it ever went into service.
  
  So a plane like this is not a new concept. Perhaps more efficient engines and a more aerodynamic design will make this one more feasible.

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  Oct 12, 2015 12:57 AM GMT

  35-year old technology and the fact that there were only 13 of them in operation made it cost-prohibitive to keep making parts for it. Were this to happen, they would probably require a lot of guaranteed orders and risk-sharing.

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