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NASA to build eco friendly, supersonic jets
The US space agency NASA said it is spending over $6 million to fund research into cheaper and greener supersonic travel, reported Quartz. While modern fighter jets can fly faster than the speed of sound, the environmental impact is relatively small as not many fighter jets are in operation at a given time.
New York: The US space agency NASA said it is spending over $6 million to fund research into cheaper and greener supersonic travel, reported Quartz. While modern fighter jets can fly faster than the speed of sound, the environmental impact is relatively small as not many fighter jets are in operation at a given time.
Supersonic engine burns more fuel than a traditional jet engine. NASA said that supersonic jets also travel at higher altitudes than regular jets, closer to the stratosphere and have a greater potential to damage the ozone layer. Another big concern is the noise that supersonic jets create, if supersonic jets are to become the norm, they must be a lot quieter, or one could go deaf.
NASA was quoted as saying by Quartz that it has already had some "pretty outstanding success" in past attempts to reduce the sound of supersonic booms. They said that if all goes according to plan, it sees the first business jet-sized supersonic planes going into production by 2025 and commercial planes by 2030.
