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Will supersonic transport ever make a comeback?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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The Concord is seen as an iconic aircraft and a technological breakthrough – so why can we only see them in museums? In our episode of The Big Questions podcast series we visited Dr Neil Ashton from the E-Research Centre at the University of Oxford to ask

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Neil Ashton
Keywords
concord
science
supersonic speed
speed
aircraft
flight
aerodynamics
neil ashton
Oxford Sparks
University of Oxford
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 13/03/2017
Duration: 00:12:10

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