And the Tu-144! Although you probably wouldn't want to get on that one!Was the Concorde not a civilian aircraft?
dang..it was...that was something was said on the broadcast??Was the Concorde not a civilian aircraft?
That one I didn't know about!And the Tu-144! Although you probably wouldn't want to get on that one!
Wouldn't surprise me if it had some sort of specific qualifier that was glossed-over.dang..it was...that was something was said on the broadcast??
Was a typical soviet thing. A load of bravado and ignoring of safety standards, a smattering of technical brilliance, the cutting of every available corner and the need to do it for national pride rather than as a real usable device.That one I didn't know about!
While I would enjoy knowing that my passage was inflicting sonic booms on the peasants below, reports of the flight experience on the Concorde suggests that supersonic flight actually kind of sucks. The cabin got really hot as the A/C couldn't keep up with frictional heating of the plane.I have to wonder if the demand for supersonic flight is as high as it was?
Like if you're in London and need an urgent meeting with someone in New York you can now video call people and collaboratively share documents.
If I'm on a holiday I'm not in that much if a rush. I'd be more into a comfortable plane that was part of the holiday experience.
The cabin size is a lot smaller as well.While I would enjoy knowing that my passage was inflicting sonic booms on the peasants below, reports of the flight experience on the Concorde suggests that supersonic flight actually kind of sucks. The cabin got really hot as the A/C couldn't keep up with frictional heating of the plane.
Do planes use AC? I thought they just piped in cold air and mixed it to get the temperature they wanted. Though for a supersonic plane, maybe they couldn't draw in air.While I would enjoy knowing that my passage was inflicting sonic booms on the peasants below, reports of the flight experience on the Concorde suggests that supersonic flight actually kind of sucks. The cabin got really hot as the A/C couldn't keep up with frictional heating of the plane.
I wouldn't be surprised to know that it's easier to deal with a compressor or two than the rube goldberg device required to mix outside air, warm air, and o2 in a way that doesn't accidentally suffocate all the passengers.Do planes use AC? I thought they just piped in cold air and mixed it to get the temperature they wanted. Though for a supersonic plane, maybe they couldn't draw in air.
This is interesting.I wouldn't be surprised to know that it's easier to deal with a compressor or two than the rube goldberg device required to mix outside air, warm air, and o2 in a way that doesn't accidentally suffocate all the passengers.
The environmental system on an aircraft is often called a “PACK.”
The air for an air cycle system is supplied by the engines. Excess air or bleed air is bled off from the engines and this hot air is routed through a primary heat exchanger to cool slightly then into the air cycle machine (ACM). In the air cycle machine, the air is compressed which raises its temperature again.
The heated and compressed air is sent through a secondary heat exchanger where cool outside ram air brings its temperature back down. The air next travels through the expansion turbine and into an expansion chamber where it chills to a near-freezing temperature. The cold air is sent into a water separator so the moisture can be removed.
Once the cold, dry air flows into the mixing box, a temperature mixing valve allows a small amount of hot engine air to be added as needed to reach the air temperature desired for the cabin. The perfectly cooled air flows into the cabin providing both pressurization and climate control.
Thing is you need an o2 supply. There probably isn't enough air in a closed plane for a 10 hour flight.I wouldn't be surprised to know that it's easier to deal with a compressor or two than the rube goldberg device required to mix outside air, warm air, and o2 in a way that doesn't accidentally suffocate all the passengers.
There's the asterisk I suspected was present!Not first civilian craft to go SS, but first privately-funded with no government or military assistance.
That is super artistic! I kinda like the dorky ones when it's got it's nose down and ears out!