Originally Posted by
SchmeckFlyer
to better disperse (is that the right word?) the sonic boom or otherwise spread out its impact.
I think the right word is "diffuse" (the verb). That's what my gut says.
I just wonder, given the ecologically sensitive times we live in, whether or not a gas-guzzling SST aircraft will ever see the light of day, especially when a solution (albeit sub-sonic) already exists.