Boeing's Answer To The The Airbus A380 - Sonic Cruiser

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This commercial aircraft, is unlike anything you have ever seen.
Its made from the same materials as the SR-71, and it goes fast without creating a sonic boom.
In the early 2000s, Boeing needed a new ace in the hole to combat the rising influence of their european competitor - an aircraft so futuristic, and outside the box thinking, that they would never be challenged again.
But getting there would be nearly impossible, limited by both the aviation industry, and the laws of physics…
This was to be Boeing secret weapon to destroy the Airbus A380 - but the project was canceled just over a year and a half after its reveal…
To celebrate 300,000 subscribers, Lets re-explore the incredible Boeing Sonic Cruiser
Flying higher than commercial aircraft at 40,000 feet, this futuristic aircraft was made for a new world of aviation.
A visional fantasy of lunch in one country and dinner - facilitated by their new aircraft.
The first biggest advantage of the sonic cruiser, and its namesake, was its speed.
It was designed to be a 'subsonic' aircraft, flying JUST under the speed of sound, around 10-20% faster than normal jet aircraft.
This would be around Mach 0.95-0.98 (which is 650 mph (1,050 km/h) at altitude).
Because its below the sound barrier, there would be no sonic boom. And no boom means no problems. The concorde could fly faster than this, but was heavily restricted due to boom environmental concerns..
Over long distances, the sonic cruisers speed made a big difference.
For example a conventional flight between London and Singapore would take 13 hours and ten minutes.
With the Boeing sonic cruiser, the flight only took just over 11 hours (11:10).
But its main target market was the trans-atlantic london to new york route. Typically flights here last around 7h 55m, but for boeing secret weapon, it would have been able to do it in 6 hours and ten minutes - ignoring any slowing down for landing or take off.
While not a huge improvement like the concord - who doesn’t want to get somewhere faster if they can?
Going fast would mean that the Boeing Sonic Cruiser would fly at a higher altitude than other aircraft, over 40,000 feet (12,000 m), for better flight conditions, and avoiding those snail pace airliners like the A380 below.
And this was the beauty of the aircraft design - it really was future proof.
Boeing saw the way things were going - it knew that passengers were more interested in going point to point, rather than through airline hubs.
Why travel to Boston via New York, when a direct flight on a smaller, faster plane, could get you there.
It’s just common sense: people want to go where they want to go, when they want to go, how they want to go. Boeing’s answer to the demand for faster flights, more direct flights and increased comfort is the Sonic Cruiser.
- Peter Rumsey, Director of New Airplane Product Development, Ingenia, February 2002
It was the exact opposite of the Airbus A380 which was made for hub to hub travel and as we know now, looking back in the last 20 years, Boeing was right about point to point travel
But the travelling point of the sonic cruiser, wasn’t right for Boeing - but i’ll get to that nugget in a moment.
First, I want to show you what it would be like to travel on the sonic cruiser!

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[@foxgaming76yt24]

I remember reading somewhere that drag at Mach 0.98, or basically right below the speed of sound, is much higher than at supersonic speeds of 1.2 onwards. And yeah, lack of supporting infrastructure is also another issue. Honestly, for any vehicles, especially planes that cost a huge amount of money to buy and rely heavily on supporting infrastructure compared to cars, new/radical concepts or designs shouldn't be implemented. Rather, a slow introduction of a slight change in the aircraft would be better, since it would give assurance that even if the plane had didn't meet the criteria that it was supposed to, it could still very much function like a normal plane, and also that it could still run normally at any airport. Another way however, is to actually have all the boarding systems and infrastructure be built into the aircraft, which would still allow it to function at less developed airports.

[@remi_gio]

Congrats on your growing subscriber base! That Boeing aircraft would have been awesome but Boeing needs to get their stuff together first before even thinking of designing another aircraft… ;)))

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

I didn’t work on the Sonic Cruiser, but I had coworkers who did. The plane never made sense from the start. This was a race against Airbus for the next Gen plane. Boeing had already rejected the A380 equivalent because of the lack of market to break even. As a result, Boeing was competing the Sonic Cruiser and talked about point to point versus the hub. My friend on the proposal team said that they kept coming up with the same answer. The Sonic Cruiser didn’t make business sense. The execs told them to keep going. Once the decision was made for the A380, Boeing dropped the Sonic Cruiser and announced the 7E7, which was later named the 787. Boeing wanted Airbus to commit to the A380 (which Boeing had already determined couldn’t break even). In other words, according to my friend, the Sonic Cruiser was a big head fake.

[@sofascialistadankulamegado1781]

A clever play by Boeing.

[@232K7]

Damn that's cold lmao

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

@@232K7 It’s just math. But, they let Airbus “win” the race for this huge plane. As you see, they are ceasing production and they’ll never get their money back. It won’t break even.

[@Yessir1506]

You should tell your colleagues to work with the Boeing 2707 instead.

[@L33tSkE3t]

@@jamesdellaneve9005 I mean yeah, Airbus ended up building the “biggest’ double decker passenger plane, “beating” Boeings 747, even their updated 747-8i and 8F however, the A380 couldn’t really compete. It never really broke even, Freighter versions never materialized as plans for the construction of a freighter meant that the plane would have to be entirely redesigned as adapting the structure was impossible unlike the 747 which was originally designed to be converted into a freight as it came out in the early 1970s during the fuel crisis so Boeing hedged their bets and it paid off. The two 747-8Iis will likely be the last 747s to fly as two are currently being built and modified for use as the two 747 Air Force One jets.

[@EminencePhront]

Boeing in 2000: “let’s redefine the airliner” Boeing in 2020: “let’s make the 737 for the fourth time”

[@kyruzarnejo7472]

That one faulty AOA sensor: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@Greatdome99]

When Southwest and others want to buy thousands of it, you kinda have to give them what they want.

[@EminencePhront]

@@Greatdome99 That's one of the cardinal rules in business. Never become dependent upon a single customer or they become your god.

[@bravocharlie639]

Boeing is run by Bean Counters now (Lockheed Martin as well). They pump the Stock by Growing Profits. Executives then cash out their Stock Options - it's how they pay themselves. The future? Who cares? They care about money, *now.*

[@kerbodynamicx472]

Is innovation impossible in commercial aviation? Well, almost. In the field of aerospace, the risk and cost of drastic new developments are so high that it is discouraged.

[@FoundAndExplained]

This is the 300k special for reaching such an incredible milestone. But I would not have reached it without you... yes YOU, reading this right now. If you are here, and hopefully watching my little videos about crazy planes, then thank you so much for everything. I really do owe it all to you. :)

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These videos are just such a fun watch, i'm watching this before i fall asleep lol.

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You have an awesome channel and deserve every subscriber, and probably a lot more. Love the video, keep up the excellent work!

[@random_femboy_protogen]

what was the music in the intro?

[@matthewslee910]

The pleasure's all ours, our good old bro. 😉And here's to hundreds of thousands more subscribers in the future. 😎

[@Benjamin_Yes]

Honestly it’s amazing seeing how planes designs grow and become refined the crazy ideas sometimes working sometimes don’t but I’m still amazed by what could of been and what has been made

[@leebee1100]

I’d recommend a period . after refined and after that just say ‘I am amazed by what could have been and what has been made.’ Also I’d recommend using less contractions like I’m or it’s or don’t and write the entire two words out if you’re not 100% with english. Write out do not or I am because you need to learn the basics of sentence construction (use more, or at least some punctuation mainly) to be able to use english contractions/shortcuts properly. Anyway I agree! I love this channel because it frequently digs up unique content that none of my other KZbin aviation based channels put out and is always high quality + the guy’s narration is fluid, natural, and upbeat. Awesome channel

[@thatguyalex2835]

Honestly, that sonic plane would break apart after 4 flights. Cough, cough, 737 Max, poor build quality and factory management... But it looks pretty bada**, NGL. I wish we had Mach 2 aircraft in 2022.

[@Benjamin_Yes]

@@leebee1100 lol english go brr

[@MasterSanders]

I remember when Boeing announced that they were cancelling this beauty. I remember being heartbroken.

[@thepolishtech1552]

Yeah, i mean the engines look so Ace combat ADF10 with there placment

[@thatguyalex2835]

And now we have the 737 Max. I like the high transonic design of the sonic plane, but doesn't aerodynamic drag increase a lot above Mach 0.9? It is more efficient to fly Mach 1.5 than 0.95. By the way, I love the wing design of this sonic plane, the crescent wing form, an older variation used on the Handley Page Victor. This wing has both subsonic and supersonic qualities, that work well in the transonic region.

[@nickcher7071]

@@thepolishtech1552 >

[@ckdigitaltheqof6th210]

It was merly a promo sketch art, gone CGI 3D, certain attributes could've made it acceptable to the FAA. The craft wasn't designed to supersonic, by design, it was to be *impossible to exceed* mach1, THAT was the issue, drag would always be a problem, it just needed to be regulated, NOT limited, the FAA could've allowed somthing like between 1/4 & the other 2/4 of a full point A to B range, for granted sonic speed, at very high altitude.

[@anthonyxuereb792]

I felt the same when their SST never flew.

[@twistedyogert]

Darn. Wish this wasn't cancelled. Perhaps the blueprints would be dusted off one day.

[@beaudavis3808]

They should not have canceled it in the first place.

[@bonob0123]

did you watch the video? it made no sense and was poorly researched. should never have been announced much less survived 18months before being canceled.

[@bonob0123]

@@beaudavis3808 should have been cancelled before starting you mean

[@beaudavis3808]

@@bonob0123 No, I mean what I said. Do not reinterpret my words.

[@bonob0123]

@@beaudavis3808 not reinterpreting. saying you're completely wrong.

[@brycestewart7228]

Honestly, it's great to see you work when it pops into my feed. I'm so happy to see how far you come. May you continue to grow not only this channel but your new space channel.

[@charlesmoss8119]

As you drove to Heathrow there was a billboard in Earls Court advertising these, then one day the aircraft was changed and you sort of knew the programme was canned. While the speed advantage may not have seemed huge over the 747 - as we move to sunrise flights that extra 100 mph would be really useful

[@av_oid]

The same huge billboard was at Sydney Kingsford Smith in 2001. Just before 9/11. There’s an article about the billboards - and the plane - in the NYT from that year: “Boeing Plays an Aerial Wild Card”

[@fka_the_body1542]

I live in Earl’s Court by the big Tesco 😂😂😂💯true story..where the big billboards are

[@Crazyuncle1]

I remember thinking that only 20% wasn’t good enough and had doubts about its future. The Boeing 227 SST was another pipe dream that had to overcome the forces of nature, supersonic drag and excessive fuel burn, but couldn’t. But it too was beautiful.

[@PremierSullivan]

At least a true SST makes sense. Why burn more fuel to travel only marginally faster?

[@cancelanime1507]

@@PremierSullivan Boeing said that because of the reduced travel time it would burn around the same amount as conventional aircraft like the 777. There is absolutely a market for an aircraft that reduces flight times by several hours as long as it's for roughly the same price, we see this clearly in the rise of nonstop ultra long haul flights like Qantas's project Sunrise which shows if given the choice people will take the nonstop flight to save a few hours just like for example people would take a Sonic Cruiser that would allow them to get back by sunset instead of midnight. An aircraft like the Sonic Cruiser would allow airlines to have much more flexibility scheduling flights with convenient departure and arrival times, although one scenario where the speed becomes less ideal is overnight transatlantic flights where the aircraft would arrive too early. An ideal scenario would be taking a slower 777 or 787 overnight, arrive in the morning, do business all day and then take the faster Sonic Cruiser home so you could get back in time for dinner.. In the end what killed the Sonic Cruiser was 911 which resulted in higher fuel prices and reduced air travel demand leading to airlines wanting significantly less fuel consumption so the whole thing about the Sonic Cruiser burning around the same as a conventional aircraft wasn't good enough..

[@jaffacalling53]

@@PremierSullivan 20% is not just marginally faster when you're talking about flying over the Pacific. And Sonic Cruiser was comparably efficient to the 767.

[@peppapig9987]

Yesterday I got flown over by a 787, only 100 meters above me. Nice to know more about its history!

[@YouPube_X]

100m?? That would have been an RA TCAS event for sure.

[@peppapig9987]

@@YouPube_X it was on take off

[@martinsaunders2942]

Neither the British or French Concordes ever struggled to fly at capacity, they were always pretty much fully booked, there was always a big demand to fly Concorde.

[@WristBench]

This is extremely impressive work! I hope you keep this up!

[@CausticLemons7]

Supersonic uses a lot of fuel but transonic is just asking for trouble. It looks totally awesome though!

[@lustearnz]

Aw no intro tune with the clouds? I remember waking up in the middle of the night to one of your KZbin videos and heard that tune and loved it. So pleasant. Please keep it!

[@FoundAndExplained]

Haha ok will do. I figure you didn’t need to see the intro twice In this one

[@lustearnz]

@@FoundAndExplained I don’t ever remember seeing it once! The tune with the clouds is just iconic IMO. Gave your videos a perfect professional and trademark feel to it. It’s your thing

[@johnpatz8395]

I’m still sad it didn’t work out, as it’s such a beautiful aircraft.

[@DrewHolli]

Thank you for covering this plane I remember reading about it a long time ago in this aviation book I got from the library when I was in 6th grade 💜💜💜

[@serge7633]

Thanks for sharing mate. Keep up the good work.

[@leebee1100]

Wow, awesome unique content, as usual. Professional quality narration has kept me subbed for several years now. Also you’re looking good - and surprisingly good looking! Take it as a compliment like I mean it to be haha. After years of listening I’d built some kind of blurry mental image of what you might look like. Then my brain was like wow, he’s lookin good and you should let him know! Keep up the awesome mix of creativity, ingenuity, and originality you blend into your videos. Your effort is recognized and totally worth the time you put in to it, from the viewer end. You have videos stuffed with totally original content I have not seen on any of the many other aviation based KZbin channels I watch. Your consistently high production quality and (perceived, by me) consistent attention to detail, especially regarding your voice over and/or audio recording/processing for your videos. No humming or skips or repeats, just smoothly flowing voice over with no perceivable cuts and fluid music/effects all kept at a single and reliable volume level. Good job is all I have left to say. I know I won’t be jump scared by some ridiculously loud thing in the video (for example). Keep being awesome and thanks for the time you put into this craft

[@RexsHangar]

300K well deserved, fantastic video quality as always!

[@david39348]

I believe the Convair 990 fulfilled the same role as the Sonic Cruiser. It was designed as a transonic aircraft, meant to to fly in the area between subsonic and supersonic. The Convair 990 could go supersonic in a dive, according to a Convair advertisement in the 60's.

[@rayhatton7683]

This was very awesome and very great looking plane. Sad that this wasn't built though the facts of why they didn't built this makes sense. I hope that some day maybe they mite dust off this and update the design. You never know. It mite happen. Great video and content with the face reveal to the voice. What will you find to show us next. We can only wait to see.

[@alexandrearquembourg7203]

Congrats on 3000 subscribers, and good to put a face on the voice. Cheers!

[@juliusfucik4011]

Nice to see you! Huge fan of your channel! You have such a calming voice and intonation!

[@a_anorfauze2054]

Man thank you so much, you bring us high quality entertainment. Keep up the good work

[@menguardingtheirownwallets6791]

Boeing should have built just ONE prototype of that aircraft, and then put it into service for a year, to see if it was a 'hit' or a 'miss'. If it was a big miss then no problem, the production lines were not set up yet so no big losses there. Since no orders would be accepted, then no big commercial disappointments there either.

[@myizukai8478]

It’s good to see the face behind the beautiful vids I am a aviation lover and your vids I’ve watched since the start congrats on your 300,000

[@TheOnlyDragonGod]

By the time you have put out the 300,000 special you already have 304,000 subs, this is great and you deserve it

[@blu5021]

Its 4am, but i refuse to sleep. Sleep can wait, this cant. Probably.

[@longtreader8987]

@Anish Khokhar🔧 in mine it is 10 15

[@maddoxmoreno5690]

9 pm for me lucky..

[@beardedbarnstormer9577]

Hey mate, the reduction in times are theoretical based on clear air, with ATC routing youre going to see it as a wash on that 20% gain.

[@cancelanime1507]

You would still save the same amount of time over a conventional aircraft, you would be on the ground in the Sonic Cruiser before the conventional aircraft even enters the traffic pattern..

[@beardedbarnstormer9577]

@@cancelanime1507 tell me you dont fly commercially without telling me you dont fly commercially lol

[@cancelanime1507]

@@beardedbarnstormer9577 If you want to have a logical conversation don't resort to stupid slander like that please..

[@beardedbarnstormer9577]

@@cancelanime1507 its only slander if im wrong. Are you a commercial pilot? how would a SS airliner fare on a star into LAX? how would their increased speed account for that? it makes sense if you think that all airplanes start the day at the same time on the ground and the SS ones can depart first... but thats not how any of this works.

[@cancelanime1507]

​@@beardedbarnstormer9577 Well I'm making a comparison between two aircraft (one the SS and the other a conventional one) doing the same route, taking off at the same time.. How would you do that differently?

[@icecraftgaming8661]

Ayee! Congrats on 300k!

[@ericdavidson9974]

That plane looks so cool! Like something straight out of sci-fi movie! It’s a shame it was never built

[@vsbcsherby]

Ikr

[@stevochang]

Woah your modeling and animations are so improved!!! Love it!

[@FoundAndExplained]

I try

[@turboaviation1307]

Congratulations for the Milestone 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@dennisalexanderreilly8624]

I'm guessing your a trained voice-over actor or broadcaster, given your voice skills. As usual, superb content love your channel.

[@matthewamiri314]

Congratulations on 300k man.

[@Cumsuckler]

I feel like this plan could be brought back for Boeing, I mean if they put some actual thought into it this time, they could probably go pretty far with this

[@aurorajones8481]

Love your vids man. You produce works far better than production studio works from powerhouse legacy players. I love KZbin for allowing us to do that. Well done!

[@crankychris2]

Because it consumed more fuel per passenjer mile than an A380 ot 747, airlines weren't interested. Besides, if you've ever circled LAX or ATL, or just sat in a motionless plane for hours., saving a half hour of flight time is no biggie. It's still a stunning looking jet, it could have been an affordable Concorde for the masses if the airlines kept the luxury trim and seats.

[@ridhaanyadav384]

Congrats for 300 ,000 subs. Hope you get 10 million subs.

[@treinspotter_julian]

this channel is underrated it needs more subs. keep it up

[@samedwards6683]

Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks. More!

[@henrywood5462]

WOW!! 300k! Gongrats!

[@somethingsomethingcrotasen1643]

Im amazed you can consistently put out videos this fast and with an amazing quality with animations and visuals (like dollar store mustard xd sorry) anyways im just here to drop by a couple compliments because you shed some light on concepts that I've never heard before just like mustard but more plentiful xd

[@bryanb0016]

IT'S NICE TO FINALLY PUT A FACE ON THE VOICE!!! GREAT JOB MATE!!! GREAT JOB!!!

[@Shiwo_2]

congrats on 300k subs :D

[@lifehappens7511]

I’m not an engineer of any sort, nor am I a pilot, yet I live in north Puget Sound and I often drop whatever I’m doing to watch and listen to Boeing jets fly overhead. Recently they flew a 737(?) over my place almost daily and it sounded like a smaller twin turboprop. Experimenting? As for the stunning bird documented here, it’s true, is it not, that much is learned from such projects? Here’s hoping!

[@Greatdome99]

The high bypass turbofan engines of today are actually "ducted fans" (~80% of thrust via the front fan). They sound like propellers from the front (if you fly first class. . .) and rockets from the rear (if you're in steerage). Nothing new here.

[@skenzyme81]

Would love to see a video on the Bell "V-44" concept. A QUAD tiltrotor.

[@FoundAndExplained]

I did it already? Or the x-22?

[@ridhaanyadav384]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZuxeWyco5aWqLs This is the link to the video.😊

[@alistairdiren5790]

@@FoundAndExplained i think he meant a bigger version of the V-22 Osprey except it has Quad Rotors, this aircraft did appeared in one of the Transformers movies.

[@skenzyme81]

@@FoundAndExplained Your video on the X-22 was excellent. I'm talking about the largest post V-22 Bell-Boeing concept from the late 2000s. One design endowed it with 55 foot rotors and the ability to carry a Stryker combat vehicle. That implies about a 40,000 lb cargo capacity - almost double that of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook. This "Big Boy" variant would have still been behind the 44,000 pound ability of the Mil Mi-26 "Halo."

[@skenzyme81]

@@FoundAndExplained Here's the wiki entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_Quad_TiltRotor

[@duck0893]

Great video!

[@aquila4228]

It’s very sad to see what kind of planes we could have had today, outside from small improvements civil aviation has been stagnated for quite some time

[@chris22capt]

Most players in this industry nowadays will always try their best to avoid spending a big sum of money to do a big research. That's why it's quiet stagnant. The money is the problem.

[@ChrisParayno]

Blame excessive faa regulations too

[@gnrl_mayhem]

This plane follow the rule of cool = it looked cool so it therefore should have been built. That alone would have increased efficiency.😁

[@MapleSyrup7745]

F.A.E va be lookin fresh and buff ngl! also congrats on 300k subs!

[@longtreader8987]

this is awesome

[@mastathrash5609]

Halfway through and I'm thinking the same. Like I'd pay just to experience it once in my life kind at least once.. unless it became affordable which it probably would not in my lifetime.

[@gaufrid1956]

That last one with the engines on the top of the fuselage reminds me of a civilian version of the A-10 Warthog, admittedly much larger and without the armaments!

[@grahamnash9794]

You made that design look beautiful.

[@MestreDentistaGUC]

The sonic cruiser is a beautiful design! 😍

[@natertot3953]

Could you do more videos on fighter jets?!? I’m a big fan thanks

[@Greatdome99]

The Sonic Cruiser (code name "Glacier") and the Blended Wing Body ("Redwood") were McDonnell designs from years past and were part of Boeing's "20XX" product development in the early 2000s.. Problems with the Sonic Cruiser included passenger, food truck and baggage access and active fuel management, since as the aircraft burned off fuel in the delta wing, the center of gravity shifted aft. In the end, the more pedestrian "Yellowstone" (another national park) was selected.

[@SpikeThePorcupine23]

Excellent Documentation

[@gandalfgreyhame3425]

Boeing's ability to design or manufacture anything new or groundbreaking that actually flies is highly doubtful right now.

[@antr7493]

🤣😂🤣🤣i love when experts chime in 🖖

[@domcomfermi609]

@@antr7493 Yeah, Boeing is a small new start up, that is currently struggling to sell its single engine biplane crop dusters to Myanmar.

[@vsbcsherby]

@@domcomfermi609 dont forget their triplane crop duster the top speed is 80 knots.

[@Perich29]

Boeing might redesign he sonic cruiser using Boom Overture Technology by using composite materials, 4 bypass turbofans instead of afterburners, and run on substainable aviation fuel.

[@amentco8445]

@@Perich29 If boeing gets involved then it's an assured pipe dream.

[@TooCoolForSchool97]

Love the song used during the promotion! Mattie Maguire - Racing Hearts

[@mackadresse6095]

Great looks, but I think this is a vision to make Boeing shareholders hope for better days... Concorde was only banned to go supersonic over ground, because is was not a US plane.

[@bounnongkhoukone7234]

HAPPY NEW YEAR👍👍👍👍👍

[@rehnedojankekyakarloge5384]

Your consistency and quality never disappoints

[@PrinzAquatic]

The design is everything you didn't wanna see in a reliable supersonic aircraft

[@cancelanime1507]

It wasn't a Supersonic Aircraft and that was the whole point

[@F-35A_Lighting_II]

WE ARE ALL HISTORY

[@kaminelson1277]

communism

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Yes sponge bod spsure pants .... ora ora...

[@F-35A_Lighting_II]

@@kaminelson1277 yes

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@@F-35A_Lighting_II bro ges who got the last comment

[@solapowsj25]

Lovely design, sleek and light, paving the way to supersonic flight. Having thrusters to help landing would make the supersonic craft viable. The narrow angled wings work at high speeds. Therefore thrusters would be needed for landing and takeoff.

[@BrenoLuna]

If I may, I'd suggest every newly released video having two versions: one with the narrator cuts and another without (like it used to be); each properly identified in the titles. Cheers!

[@JokullFrosti]

That would be terrible for video performance.

[@juliusfucik4011]

Too much work

[@BrenoLuna]

@@JokullFrosti I see. In the end, it's all about the monetization.

[@JokullFrosti]

@@BrenoLuna Nick has 5 employees. He can't just post willy nilly. The income needs to be steady and sustainable because multiple families depend on the income to survive. There is no reason to tank the channel because 1 guy doesn't like seeing his face for a few seconds through the video.

[@BrenoLuna]

@@JokullFrosti fair enough :-)

[@Meddego]

Amazing video! Just discovered your channel and found it very interesting! Could you name the soundtrack you used at 12:50? Thanks!

[@rasmokey4]

I like the look of it! We're finally in the future!

[@wyskass861]

There is an efficiency sweet spot at around 1.2 Mach. Just past the transonic high drag and stability problems, but at lowest point of drag due to friction.

[@starrlynn2523]

I definitely want to see a video on the Boeing 765!

[@saultube44]

It's actually 22% off, in London to New Your from 7:55 hrs to 6:10 hrs

[@napalaprentice]

made something in KSP with somewhat similar wings to this, completely unintentionally

[@shuritgaming8038]

Another awesome video

[@FoundAndExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for supporting the channel.

[@terricon4]

1:52 when the Project Wingman reaction kicks in.

[@patmech290]

What software do you use for modeling/rendering? They models and animations always look great.

[@FoundAndExplained]

Blender :) Its free and anyone can do it

[@volksyes9477]

Reminds Me of the Beech Starship2000... do you have a video on the SS2000? Or have a plan for it in the near future.. As always awesome Mini Doc

[@the.parks.of.no.return]

Maybe they could have lifted the engines to the top of the fuselage and made the wing a swing wing ? The wings move forward for take off but swing backwards to drastically reduce drag, increase fuel efficiency and increase range.

[@sofascialistadankulamegado1781]

Overall, swing wing airframes are substantially heavier and would reduce the total flight distance because the wings wouldn’t hold as much fuel compared to a fixed wing. The recent iteration of the 765 with the engines over the wings is actually a viable STOL concept that would satisfy the requirement for low velocity landings at conventional airport runways.

[@memc0282]

I remember this plane at the cover of Popular Mechanics, I really wanted to see it came true

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

Nice!

[@marshallpoe8087]

Good job. Now do the Boeing BWB. It is much older since Boeing first explored the technology back in the early 90’s.

[@that90skid72]

And instead of that we got a reworked 767 with new engines and windows.... There was a time when Boeing knew how to make us dream.

[@dannypipewrench533]

I will say, though, the giant engines on the 787 are pretty impressive.

[@johnreno8909]

its really frustrating that afyter so many years, after so many decades we still are on the same level. planes must fly with 12-mach speed for today at least.

[@rjspires]

Would love to see a video that looks at the Fireflash aircraft.

[@murciadoxial8056]

All I can think of is 'how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!'

[@martinsaunders2942]

Actually, they were talking about speeds that airliners like the Vickers VC10 or DH Trident were already flying at in the 1970’s.

[@cancelanime1507]

You mean the Convair 990

[@jimfisher8990]

Great video. Where does the Boeing's DreamLiner come in? if at all

[@herrgodfrey9563]

I must've hit a headwind when I flew from Chicago to London. It only took our Boeing 787 a little over 7 hrs.

[@juliusfucik4011]

I remember even shorter flights across the atlantic. Technically you can travel faster than the speed of sound without breaking the soundbarrier.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

@@juliusfucik4011 right, I believe via headwind. Our ground speed maxed out at around 620mph~992kph

[@AubriGryphon]

@@herrgodfrey9563 *Tailwind. A headwind slows down your ground speed. But yes, airliners cruise below Mach 0.85 because any faster than that, the accelerated air over the wings starts pushing up against Mach 1, which is what causes the excessive drag and fuel drain that killed the Sonic Cruiser and Convair 990. But if your air mass happens to be chugging along at 100 mph because it's a jetstream, that's free speed! Also keep in mind that the speed of sound changes with pressure and temperature, so you have to look at the aircraft's current Mach number, not the speed of sound at sea level under "normal" temperature conditions.

[@herrgodfrey9563]

@@AubriGryphon right, I understand the speed of sound changes depending on different factors which is why it's higher at sea level vs 10k meters, close to 160 kph difference, in some circumstances. It's pretty wild, nonetheless. I really hope we'll have SSTs before I die lol.

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

@@AubriGryphon Just temperature. Pressure doesn't factor in

[@Jack29151]

Boeing is actually revisiting the sonic cruiser as a business class jet, and with new discoveries regarding wing design, it is possible to build a supersonic aircraft with very little sonic boom by redirecting the shockwave. the new sonic cruiser would be a supersonic business class airliner. Boeing and Dassault both have experience with trans sonic flight, the Dassault mercure and a variant of the 707 that was equipped with low bypass turbofans.

[@crispyglove]

You should link your other channel/s in the channel tab.

[@dhroovsimpi9535]

congrats my friend

[@FoundAndExplained]

Thanks for the visit

[@dhroovsimpi9535]

@Found And Explained thanks for your reply bro I love watching the videos you really put in your efforts.

[@FoundAndExplained]

yea for sure its a lot of effort!

[@e.sstudios1015]

Hello

[@pricelessppp]

I saw this concept in the early 2000’s!

[@RumblesBettr]

As someone who was on 148 airplanes last year for work.. please make this thing

[@MartinHarvey]

Commercial aircraft do fly at 40K feet or higher - not as often as the mid-30’s but it can and does happen. Also the speed you used to translate a Mach speed depends on altitude.

[@edwardrichardson5567]

FL410 IS normally used up for Airliners. However a good bit of Biz Jets go up to FL500 after step climbing..

[@jimmiller5600]

GE's new "adaptive" engines for the proposed USAF 6th Gen fighter may have fuel economy characteristics needed for a "Sonic Cruiser", if they can be transferred to an airliner.

[@dchiab818]

where is the linked research? I cant seems to find it

[@chrisbouris3699]

"Boeing's Struggle for Survival and Waste of US Tax Money Just to Keep the Stock from Collapsing" is a more accurate title

[@ArneChristianRosenfeldt]

The outer parts of the main wings, the canards, and the rudder look likt those on slower planes. Do the engine pods on the 787 kill the aerodynamic so much? I like how the pods here are behind the fuselage like on some military aircraft. Sure better for aerodynamic than to place them next to the fuselage like on many business jets.