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- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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- hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator plane just went supersonic in the skies over California’s Mojave desert, making it the first civil aircraft to break the sound barrier.
Does civil in this context mean privately owned and operated? I guess what I’m asking is why the Concorde doesn’t count.
Yes, from the article, civil means private. But that still makes no sense. They say the Concorde was developed by a nation-state. It was a collaboration between 2 companies. Words mean nothing anymore.
Boom Technologies is also partially funded by US Air Force. https://www.popsci.com/technology/boom-supersonic-air-force-funding/
Probably meant first in the US. Since US had many military test flights after they were blindsided by the Concorde, but then all plans got scrapped after Air France Flight 4590 crash and all funding went away.
TechCrunch writing feels like LLM slop these days, but it’s hard to find a better replacement.
Are you trying to imply that there is a world outside of the US of A?