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re: Boom Supersonic jets to make European franchises a reality for NFL
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:50 pm to Winston Cup
Posted on 11/19/25 at 5:50 pm to Winston Cup
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jet lag from supersonic speeds
wtf does this mean? jet lag is due to your body adjustment from changing time zones, what does the speed have to do with it?
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Posted on 11/19/25 at 6:09 pm to SirWinston
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Article in WSJ today
To clarify, the photo of the jet you posted is the Boom Overture which will carry the 50-60 people. It hasn't had its first flight yet.
A much smaller prototype has, XB-1.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 6:52 pm to SirWinston
How bout start with Canada
Posted on 11/19/25 at 7:24 pm to UnluckyTiger
I've been watching a lot of premier league and La Liga lately. The lack of commentary and commercials satisfies my need for professional sports.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 8:21 pm to Dead Mike
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There will likely not be any practical version of this aircraft.
Well They just broke the sound barrier. They are developing the plane to be able to travel supersonic over land and then ramp up speed over water. Pretty smart people working on this and they’ve got a ton of interest from airlines.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 8:51 pm to SirWinston
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The NFL and NBA would be able to negotiate tax considerations with the UK / Germany for players and staff to make it feasible. This is a non issue.
It is a massive issue.
Unlike most countries American citizen have to pay US taxes on worldwide income, even if they live overseas. If they live outside the UK for 6 months of the year they still have to pay UK taxes on their UK sources income. They can write off their UK taxes from their US taxes.
It is a massive pain in the arse for high earners.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 9:31 pm to OU812
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I am 54 and couldn't careless about any if it.
If you weren’t here posting on the more sport board then you could lower your care level
Posted on 11/19/25 at 10:17 pm to tiggerthetooth
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I’m in my 30s and every passing day I find myself caring less and less about pro sports. And now with NIL, college too. NHL, F1, and UFC are the way.
Its mild entertainment but its expanding to completely clownish levels. It serves no other purpose than as a money-sucking distraction. There even used to be a real community aspect to it, but I dont think thats the case anymore. Sports are more likely to cause gambling addictions than to cause you to meet a new friend.
I'm 67, I remember when the average salary for a baseball player in the late 60's was $100k and for an NFL player it was $25-30K.
Posted on 11/19/25 at 10:26 pm to Dead Mike
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There will likely not be any practical version of this aircraft.
The initial application will be private/biz jets. They will pay for speed.
With the rise in premium airline travel, there might be a small market for some airlines to offer supersonic routes. Of course in limited numbers though.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 6:45 am to UnluckyTiger
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. NHL, F1, and UFC are the way.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 7:11 am to elprez00
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Well They just broke the sound barrier. They are developing the plane to be able to travel supersonic over land and then ramp up speed over water. Pretty smart people working on this and they’ve got a ton of interest from airlines.
In a much smaller prototype*
Posted on 11/20/25 at 7:15 am to Winston Cup
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jet lag from supersonic speeds
Posted on 11/20/25 at 7:53 am to Mo Jeaux
What about living in Europe and not having the same rights as you do in the US. Or your family, do you move them to Europe or leave them in the US?
I would be more worried about that then the $$$
I would be more worried about that then the $$$
Posted on 11/20/25 at 8:42 am to SoFla Tideroller
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What free agents are going to sign with a European franchise? Especially with the way Europe is determined to turn itself into a Muslim shite hole.
Have you ever visited Europe?
Posted on 11/20/25 at 9:30 am to Tigeralum2008
Yep. Several times. When I was in Paris in '19 it was very...colonial.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 9:41 am to UnluckyTiger
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NHL, F1, and UFC are the way.
I'm genuinely curious what makes these sports different than the ones you've soured on because of the money. Hell, F1 drivers make more than most pro athletes in any sport.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 9:51 am to Chucktown_Badger
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I'm genuinely curious what makes these sports different than the ones you've soured on because of the money. Hell, F1 drivers make more than most pro athletes in any sport.
Im curious as well.
NHL - a disorganized and chaotic mess just like the sport of basketball except its harder to follow as the puck is so small. I have no interest in watching human pinball.
F1 - an uneven playing field as everyone has different cars...less talented drivers can win because their car is simply faster. Waste of time
UFC - overrun with grapplers who just double leg you and lay on you for 5 rounds. Boxing is so much better with far more interesting competitors vs generic dagestani wrestlers with poor english
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:00 am to Boodis Man
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4 hours is still a long arse time
But teams actually do that commonly. Miami-Seattle, NY to LA, etc.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 10:18 am to elprez00
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Well They just broke the sound barrier. They are developing the plane to be able to travel supersonic over land and then ramp up speed over water. Pretty smart people working on this and they’ve got a ton of interest from airlines.
They didn’t break the sound barrier with an aircraft similar to the one being promised.
They were originally partnered with Rolls Royce on developing the engines, until Rolls Royce ended the partnership. So now this start-up company is trying to develop the engines from the ground up, without the participation of an established engine manufacturer, and the engines have to be capable of reliable and efficient supersonic travel, without excessive costs or maintenance demands.
Unfortunately, it is unlikely that they are going to be able to follow through with anything close to the promised aircraft.
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:07 am to Dead Mike
It seems one path for them would be getting bought up by a larger company.
The engine setback also seems pretty big to overcome but if investment in the company keeps going and progress keeps moving they
The only thing seemingly working for them is that the engine design isn't going to be a ramjet or something crazy in the new plan. The Mach number might be lower though.
The engine setback also seems pretty big to overcome but if investment in the company keeps going and progress keeps moving they
The only thing seemingly working for them is that the engine design isn't going to be a ramjet or something crazy in the new plan. The Mach number might be lower though.
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