Skunk Works unveil SR-72 concept

[StingrayOZ]

Airborne acoustic anomalies are more easily controlled through changing the configuration of the source (the aircraft) itself. e.g. A hypersonic biplane reduces the acoustic signature dramatically over a mono-plane configuration because it creates wave cancellation and disruptor effects. You also get interesting compressive lift qualities from a biplane. There is plenty of open source information on supersonic biplanes.

The Return of the Supersonic Biplane - Popular Mechanics

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w

Thanks for the info, I've got some more reading to do..
It would seem to be a pretty big development going to a completely hypersonic plane with hypersonic weapons. I would assume the biggest risk of the project is not technical but budgetary?

 

[Wooki]

Thanks for the info, I've got some more reading to do..
It would seem to be a pretty big development going to a completely hypersonic plane with hypersonic weapons. I would assume the biggest risk of the project is not technical but budgetary?

:daz

...As always! Hence coordinating the press release, to energize the customer's SME (The US Air Force).

Despite being very clever about it, LM do have a problem, though. Their port folio relies on one customer. I honestly don't think they realize that they could provide services to the .com sector as well and still make a tidy profit. They certainly have the skill set. BAE is the same.

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w

 

[Juice]

:daz

...As always! Hence coordinating the press release, to energize the customer's SME (The US Air Force).

Despite being very clever about it, LM do have a problem, though. Their port folio relies on one customer. I honestly don't think they realize that they could provide services to the .com sector as well and still make a tidy profit. They certainly have the skill set. BAE is the same.

cheers

w

However, LM and BAE have competitive advantages in thier field which would be impossible in any other industry without the collosal barriers to entry in endeavors such as designing hypersonic spy planes...