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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: He who dies with the biggest toys ...
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Date: Wed, 20-Mar-85 15:24:43 EST
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Aviation Consumer also went on to question the "supersonic" aspect of
the BD-10J.  It would be the first supersonic plane in decades which
had unboosted flight controls.  Civil aircraft are forbidden to create
sonic booms.  And Jim Bede has waffled in the specs, indicating that
production BD-10Js may not be capable of supersonic flight.

AC also noted that *at idle* the thrust-to-weight ratio is greater than
the *full power* ratios in some production jets.  Gonna be hard to taxi
that thing.

I'm curious about whether (as a turbine-powered airplane) the 10J might
be required to meet the takeoff noise requirements of FAR part Some-
thing-or-other.  If so, how do you suppose a turbojet (not turbofan)
is going to fare?
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Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug