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Cold War Spying And The Questionable Use Of Smuggled Blueprints In Developing Supersonic Airliners

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Although spying is a time-honored tradition, the sheer scope of it reached a fever pitch during the Cold War, when everyone was spying on everyone, and conceivably for both sides …read more Continue reading Cold War Spying And The Questionable Use Of Smuggled Blueprints In Developing Supersonic Airliners→

Air-Breathing Rocket Engine Promises Future Space Planes

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If you are a certain age, you probably remember the promise of supersonic transports. The Concorde took less than 4 hours to go across the Atlantic, but it stopped flying in 2003 and ended commercial supersonic passenger flights  But back in the 1970s, we thought the Concorde would give way …read more

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