Billionaire Elon Musk, known for his successful private ventures into space and the Tesla electric roadster, said recently he'd like to develop a supersonic jet capable of vertical takeoffs and landings and powered by electricity. Musk said in an online chat that he's been thinking about the jet idea for "about four years." He said when the Concorde fleet was retired, he felt it "seemed so sad that the world's only supersonic passenger aircraft would never fly again and there was nothing planned to replace it." He also mentioned the jet idea during an online video chat several weeks ago, saying that he'd like to see "somebody" develop such an aircraft, adding, "If somebody doesn't do that, maybe at some point in the future, I will."
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