[bscholl]

Speed: Mach 2.2 is the fastest speed possible with known technology already accepted by the FAA. At that speed, you can have good takeoff performance (and comply with airport noise restrictions) and good cruise performance. We'd to build a faster V2 or V3, in due time.

Capital: I can't comment quite yet. (Sorry)

[vonklaus]

Peter Theil regularly uses lack of aerospace innovation as a yardstick for slowing progress in Technology all the time[0].

He'd pretty much have to at least take the meeting.

[0] One example is the end of the future oped he wrote. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/278758/end-future-pete...

[an_account_name]

Okay, I'm assuming you can comment now, but we already know.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11346947