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Let me define the problem and give you the background.

It will fly supersonic but its design is such a radical design, that instead of pushing the bow wave going through the atmosphere, as you go from subsonic to supersonic, which causes that audible sound that goes 'boom, boom,' it will…

There are, in fact, private companies that are getting into the business now of supersonic transports, but they do not have this characteristic.