Rhinocrates
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The shovel nose was tickling my brain and these images of studies into a 'Quiet Supersonic Platform' eventually emerged from the Carboniferous stratum of my memory - the early 2000s, that is. Most quiet supersonic studies have been needle-like but that might compromise military requirements, so a shovel nose was resurrected. If all-aspect stealth is required, then suppression of boom is included, and reduced wave drag also helps.
From Northrop Grumman initially - QSP and Long Range Strike concepts. Maybe someone was headhunted by Boeing.
From Northrop Grumman initially - QSP and Long Range Strike concepts. Maybe someone was headhunted by Boeing.
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