On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:42:41 -0500, "Nat Hager III"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>All you technophiles probably heard of the new Boeing "Sonic Cruiser" 0.95
>Mach commercial airliner, announced in the WSJ and NYTimes today. It's
>intended to compete with the Airbus superjumbo, by emphasizing a 20%
>increase in speed rather than just more passengers. Out of curiosity I
>checked the Boeing website, and they do list the specs in ifp (SI) rather
>than ifp alone:
>
>http://www.boeing.com/news/feature/concept/factsheet.html
>
>For aerospace I guess that counts as two steps forward!
>
>Nat
Compare with the "A340-600: Opening a new era in long-distance travel"
story at http://www.airbus.com/
Chris
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