Eyona Ezintsha IJet entsha yeSupersonic ijikeleza ukuya eLiftoff. Ngaba Ihlabathi Likulungele?

IJet entsha yeSupersonic ijikeleza ukuya eLiftoff. Ngaba Ihlabathi Likulungele?

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Ukuhamba ngenqwelomoya ngenqwelomoya kuhamba ngokukhawuleza ukubuyela umva.

I-Boom Supersonic yokuqalisa iColorado iphakathi kwenqwelomoya entsha ebizwa ngokuba yiOverure, ethi izakuba yeyona nqwelo moya ikhawulezayo emhlabeni. Ukulandela emanyathelweni eConcorde, iOverture iya kubetha ngokukhawuleza abahambi kwihlabathi liphela kunesantya sesandi. Ijethi kulindeleke ukuba ifike esibhakabhakeni sokuhamba ngenqwelomoya kwabahambi kwangoko nge-2025, ngeenqwelomoya kwiBoom's XB-1 test model eqala ekuqaleni kuka-2021.

Iinjongo eziphakamileyo zeBoom ziya kujongana nemimoya ephambili. Inqwelomoya yokugqibela, i-Concorde, ihlala ihleli kuluntu ngokubanzi nakwiminyaka eli-17 emva kokuba ithathe umhlala-phantsi. I-Concorde, eyakhiwe ngu-Aérospatiale (ngoku eyi-Airbus) kunye neBritish Aircraft Corporation (ngoku eyi-BAE Systems), yahamba ngo-1969 kwaye yayiyeyona nqwelo-moya ikhawulezayo kwintengiso, ihamba ngesantya esiphindwe kabini kwisandi. Kude kube namhlanje akukho moya wenqwelomoya osondela kwisantya esingaphunyezwa yiConcorde.

IConcorde ibingumsebenzi wobugcisa wobugcisa… Yenza into emangalisayo. Inokuthwala abakhweli kabini isantya sesandi, utshilo uBob van der Linden, uMgcini wezothutho lomoya kunye neenqwelo moya ezizodwa eSmithsonian Institution.

Kuko konke ukutsha kwetekhnoloji, i-Concorde ekugqibeleni yayisisiseko ngenxa yemigaqo kwaye isiphumo sokusebenza kwezoqoqosho.

Ngomnyaka we-1973, i-Federal Aviation Administration yathintela ukuhamba kwabantu ngenqwelomoya emhlabeni ngenxa yonyana sonom owenziwe yindiza njengoko yaphula isithintelo sesandi. Oko kuncitshiswe kakhulu apho inqwelo moya ingabhabha khona; Ukuhamba ngeenqwelomoya kwiinqwelomoya bekungaphandle kombuzo, kwaye ngenxa yamandla alo amancinci, ukubhabha ngaphesheya kwePasifiki kwakungekho etafileni. Iinqwelomoya kuphela ezinokubakho xa imeko zinqumleza ukuwela iNorth Atlantic ukuya nokubuya eMntla Melika (eNew York naseWashington, DC) ukuya eYurophu (eLondon naseParis).

Ekugqibeleni, iindlela ezinqongopheleyo bezingonelanga ukudala uzinzo lwexesha elide nokuba ngumenzi okanye ziinqwelomoya-iBritish Airways kunye neAir France kuphela kwezithuthi ezazibhabha inqwelo moya. Iinqwelo-moya ezininzi zidwelise iinketho kwinqwelomoya, ze xa zibona iindleko zokusebenza, akwabikho mntu uyithengileyo, ucacisa uVan der Linden.

Ukuqonda koluntu bekungancedi, nokuba. NgoJulayi 2000, I-Concorde eqhutywa yiAir France yaphahlazeka ngaphandle kweParis, yabulala bonke abantu abali-109 ababekhwele kuyo. Ngenxa yoko, inqwelomoya yaya ukusuka ekubeni yenye yeenqwelo moya ezikhuselekileyo kwintengiso iye kwezona zibulalayo, ngokuyinxenye kuba yayibaleka zimbalwa iindlela.

Nangona ingxaki yayilungisiwe, nangona iAir France neBritish Airways benze utyalo mali oluninzi ukomeleza iinqwelomoya zabo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba ingozi ayinakuphinda yenzeke, zange babone ukubuya okwaneleyo kwabathengi ukuze baqhubeke nokuqhuba inqwelomoya, uyacacisa uHenry Harteveldt, umongameli kunye nomhlalutyi wecandelo lezokhenketho kwiQela loPhando ngeAtmosphere. Emva kohlaselo lwabanqolobi ngoSeptemba 11, 2001, ukuzithemba kwabathengi ekuhambeni ngenqwelomoya kungene ebhodini. IConcorde ayizange iphinde ifumaneke kwaye yenziwa yasebenza ngonyaka ka-2003. ICENTENNIAL, COLORADO-NOVEMBA 14: Le yimodeli enkulu yeXB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator kwiBoom Technology kwiCentennial Airport ngo-Novemba 14, 2016 eCentennial, eColorado. I-Boom Technology ibisakha i-jet supersonic jet enokuthi ihambe nabakhweli abangama-40 ukusuka eNew York ukuya eLondon ngeyure eziyi-3.4 kwaye bahlawulise imali yokuhamba eyintloko. Ijethi iya kuMak 2.2 okanye 1451 mph.UHelen H. Richardson / iDenver Post ngokusebenzisa imifanekiso kaGetty








Phantse amashumi amabini eminyaka kamva, uBoom ucinga ukuba ngoku kukho indawo yentengiso ezinzileyo yokuhamba ngenqwelomoya.

Itekhnoloji inkampani eyisebenzisayo, kubandakanya ne-thermally ezinzileyo zecarbon airframes endaweni yealuminium, eyenza ukuba indiza ikhaphukhaphu, ikho. Inkampani ithi izokwazi ukunciphisa ixesha lokuhamba ngesiqingatha-iSeattle isiya eTokyo ngeeyure ezine ezinesiqingatha, iNew York isiya eLondon nje kathathu enesiqingatha. Kwaye zonke izihlalo ziya kuba zodidi lweshishini.

Ibango ngomnye umbuzo.

Namhlanje, iimeko zokuhamba ngenqwelomoya okuqhelekileyo zilapha. Uhambo lwabakhweli lwamazwe aphesheya lukhule ngaphezulu kwesihlandlo esi-7 ukusukela ngo-1970. Ngaphandle kweziphumo zexesha elifutshane ze-COVID-19, ezi zinto kulindeleke ukuba ziqhubeke, uBlake Scholl, umseki kunye ne-CEO yeBoom Supersonic, uxelele uMbonisi. Inkqubela phambili kwezobuchwephesha ivumela i-Overture ukuba ibhabhe ngokuzinzileyo kwiindlela ezingaphezu kwe-500 zolwandle-ngexabiso lokuthelekiswa nodidi loshishino lwanamhlanje.

I-Harteveldt icinga ukuba ngelixesha u-Overture ekulungeleyo ukuthatha uhambo, impilo yoluntu kunye noqoqosho ziya kube zikwimo engcono kakhulu kunangoku. Ukuhamba ngeshishini, abaya kuba ngabona bantu baphambili kwinqwelomoya, kuya kubuya, utshilo. Imeko yezoqoqosho iya kuba ngcono kakhulu kunangoku.

Kukho ixesha elininzi, kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo izinto azijongeka zilungile ngalo mzuzu-ngoku, uhambo lweshishini lwehlile kwaye iinqwelomoya zibotshelelwe imali. Ngo-Okthobha, ngoncedo lukarhulumente luphelelwe lixesha, I-American Airlines kunye ne-United badibanise abasebenzi abangama-32,000.

I-Boom ibambisene neJapan Airlines (JAL), eya-oda ngaphambili iinqwelomoya ezingama-20 kodwa ngoku zijongene nengozi yemali. I-airline esekwe eTokyo yathumela ilahleko yokusebenza ezizigidi zeerandi ezingama-810 kwikota yesithathu, ngelixa abaphathi bayo bathathe ukuncitshiswa komvuzo nge-10%. ngo-Epreli kwizithende zobhubhane we-COVID-19. I-JAL isahamba kakuhle kakhulu kunezinye iinqwelomoya kwiinqwelomoya, kodwa uzinzo usengumbuzo. Ukunikezelwa kwangaphakathi kwiJet yeOverure supersonic jetBoom



Ayikokuhamba nje kwi-abstract; IiJets ezinombala ofanayo nazo ziyancipha. Ngelixa isiseko seConcorde senzeka kwiminyaka eli-17 eyadlulayo, impikiswano ka-Boeing's 737 MAX inabathengi baphaphile kwakhona.

Emva kwengozi ezimbini ezabulala abakhweli abangama-346, uphando lwatyhila ukuba iBoeing kunye nabalawuli bayinqumle inkqubo yokuvunywa kwejet enkulu. Ngo-Meyi ka-2019, uphando lweBarclays lwatyhila ukuba ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha seeflaya ngekhe sikulungele ukuhamba nge-737 Max

Konke kuyinto encinci. Isiphatho sebhajethi esekwe e-Ireland URyanAir uxeliwe uzimisele ukuthenga ukuya kuthi ga kwi-200 737 Max jets, ngelixa iAlaska Airlines kunjalo ukuvala isivumelwano ukuthenga inani elingachazwanga kubo. Nokuba baya kusiwa ngumbuzo ovulekileyo- ngo-Okthobha, iBoening kwaziswa ukuba ifumene ukurhoxiswa kathathu kwii-odolo ze-737 MAX kwaye yahambisa kuphela ii-odolo ezili-11 kubathengi, ezazingaphantsi kweminyaka engaphambili. I-737 MAX ikwazisa ezinye iijets kwiinqanawa ze-Boeing, njengoko inkampani ifikelele phantse i-450 yokurhoxisa ii-odolo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kulo nyaka.

Ekugqibeleni, uluntu oluhambayo luya kuba ngumgwebi wokugqibela kunye nejaji ... abantu baya kufuna ukuqinisekiswa ukuba iinqwelomoya ziya kukhuseleka, u-Harteveldt uyaqhubeka.

I-Boom isenalo ixesha elithile; Inkampani ikhuphe inqwelomoya yayo yovavanyo ngenqwelomoya, kodwa ezo azizukuhamba kude kube ngunyaka wama-2021. Iyakuqhekeza kumzi-mveliso ukwakha iOverture ngo-2022, ize inqwelo-moya yokuqala ivelise ngo-2023. ukuphuma okulandelayo ngo-2025, uScholl uxelela uMbonisi.

Umda wexesha uvumela iBoom ukuba isebenze ijikeleze esinye isithintelo okwangoku iinqwelomoya kunye nabavelisi beenqwelomoya abangxamele ukufumana indlela yokujongana ngoku - indlela yokubuyisela iijets kwilizwe le-COVID-19. Ukuyila inqwelo moya yokuqala yangaphambi kwe-COVID kusinika ithuba lokucinga ngekhabhathi eyandisa ubumfihlo kunye nokuhamba komoya kunye nokunciphisa unxibelelwano lwaphezulu, wongeza uScholl.

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