Reply to post: Re: Next, apply the technology to ...... bullets.

Concorde without the cacophony: NASA thinks it's cracked quiet supersonic flight

John Smith 19 Gold badge
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Re: Next, apply the technology to ...... bullets.

Actually IIRC the very early work on development shaping was done using bullets.

Essentially firing differently shaped bullets to get a rough idea of what (at the same mass) sounded quieter.

Obviously you needed a reload bench to do this but that's still pretty cheap compared to a supersonic wind tunnel.

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