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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

Sadly, I will probably be completely deaf and/or dead by the time  
this technology unveils.  Regardless, I am happy to read that some  
headway is being made to eliminate unnecessary noise from our  
surrounding environs.

/drm

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http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72118-0.html?tw=rss.index

Researchers have unveiled design plans for a passenger plane they  
claim will be no louder than a washing machine and will use 25  
percent less fuel than current jetliners.

Unlike the tube-shaped fuselage found in today's passenger jets, the  
SAX-40 features a radically different wedge-shaped airframe that acts  
as a single flying wing, creating extra lift. Its engines are mounted  
on top of the aircraft rather than under the wings, and are made with  
variable jet nozzles, which allows for slower propulsion during  
takeoff and climb. The plane is smooth and streamlined, with a  
drooped leading edge, a simplified undercarriage, and no slats or flaps.
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